--- JIM DOHERTY <
jimdohertyjr@yahoo.com> wrote:
> The influence I thought he'd show has been
smaller
> than I believed would be the case, but if you want
a
> writer who's REALLY taken the PI novel in
new
> directions, look no farther than Joe
Gores,
> replacing
> the "lone wolf" with a team, the fantasy hero
who
> does
> nothing but solve murders and other serious
crimes
> with operatives who repossess cars and do
corporate
> security work, and the over-written
angst-ridden
> first
> person narration with diamond hard
third-person
> prose.
>
> Inluence has not been as far-reaching as I
thought
> it
> would be, but you can see it in the Devlin
Kirk
> books
> of Rex Burns or the later Leo Haggerty books
of
> Benjamin Schutz.
>
> You can also see it in the large number of
real-life
> PI's who've entered the PI writing field in the
wake
> of Gores.
The DKA novels remind me rather strongly of the 87th Precinct
novels -- just substituting a detective agency instead. That
is not meant as a compliment, and these are not my cup of
tea, although they are undeniably innovative. People with a
higher tolerance for police procedurals may like them more --
although I frankly would simply recommend McBain.
I am not an admirer of Gores, so take that for what it's
worth.
doug
===== Doug Bassett
dj_bassett@yahoo.com
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