Hi,
I introduced myself before in a reply to the samurai fiction
thread, which didn't go through, but I'll try again. I've
been using the Rara-Avis online archives as a reference for a
few years now, and it's great to be able to participate in
the group.
I'm an avid reader (and movie watcher), and while not
everything I read is hardboiled/noir a good portion is. For
money, I write and edit government publications on mental
illness and substance abuse. I've also been spending a few
years now avoiding completion of a dissertation on the
origins of horror fiction in late-Victorian England (perhaps
a thread someday on the origins of hard-boiled fictino might
be order...Arthur Morrison's TALES OF THE MEAN STREETS comes
to mind as a precursor).
Current reading: Frederic Brown's MURDER CAN BE FUN, which is
noirish at times, although Brown's sense of humor sometimes
disrupts the mood. Not that I'm complaining, since it's a
very entertaining read. I am reading the Blackmask Online POD
edition, and while I applaud the fact that they've made it
available again I have to say the number of typos is
astounding (averaging 1 every other page).
The 2nd part of my post involves John Trinian. I just
finished his book THE BIG GRAB--it's an excellent hard-boiled
crime caper as good as any of Westlake's Parker novels. It
was also made into a French film, ANY NUMBER CAN WIN, which
is also quite good but different enough from the book that I
didn't find myself imagining Jean Gabin & Alain Delon in
the scenes. I haven't been able, though, to find out anything
about the author (either online or in the reference books
I've got). Can anyone provide some information? Are any of
his other books similiar and as good (there are a couple with
titles that sound suitably criminous)? Any help is
appreciated.
Max
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