I just heard that Joseph Hansen passed away.
Very few people since Hammett and Chandler and have brought
something truly new to the hard-boiled PI story, but Hansen
is certainly one of those few.
His novels and stories about gay insurance detective Dave
Brandstetter were praised for being ground-breaking, but,
aside from that, they were just damned good PI stories.
Well-written, well-characterized, well-plotted.
He'll be missed.
JIM DOHERTY
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