I'm sure all these have been mentioned in the past, but just
to make sure you know of them, I would go along with any of
Jason Starr's novels, but Nothing Personal is my all-time
favorite. Also, some other excellent people I've found
recently are Ken Bruen, The Dramatist; Allan Guthrie, Two-Way
Split; Dave Zeltserman, Fast Lane; and Anthony Neil Smith,
The Drummer. Also, Daniel Woodrell's The Death of Sweet
Mister is incredible, as well as all his others. These are
not what you would expect in the classic definition of
hard-boiled; they're the new classics, all completely
different, but with the dark sensibility of the world that is
so much more enticing than "normalcy." I could list
many more, but I'll leave some for others. My
bookshelves are groaning louder than ever since I joined Rara
Avis, but I agree with Mae West--"Too much of a good thing is
wonderful." Vicki
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