On his website (www.ianrankin.net), Ian Rankin, asked about
writers he most admires in the genre, says:
"There are lots: all the Scots, most Americans with 'James'
as their first name (Ellroy, Lee Burke, Crumley...), Mike
Connelly and George Pelecanos, Lawrence Block... plus the
likes of Reg Hill, PD James, Ruth Rendell. Rendell is
probably the crime writer's crime writer: endlessly
inventive, cunning, sharply analytical, a born storyteller.
I've been flattered recently by other writers naming me among
their favourites (Ed McBain and Beryl Bainbridge, no
less!)."
Since I agree with him pretty well on this list, I'd be
likely to read anyone else he recommends.
Karin
At 07:20 PM 24/09/2003 +0100, Nigel wrote:
><snip>Which brings me to the topic of
recommendations by authors. I've
>found that
>Anthony Boucher and John D MacDonald were usually on
the money with their
>quotes on books, but whom to trust nowadays? Elmore
Leonard used to be
>reliable, but now seems to spray his quotes
everywhere. Stephen King is also
>famously incontinent in his praise. Writers obviously
form a loose community
>and friendships within it, and publishers have books
to sell, but what
>authors do rara avians find useful and trustworthy
when faced with an
>unknown author or book?
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