Hello,
I agree with the suggestions already made, in particular the
Lew Archer books by Ross MacDonald (as well as some of his
stand alone work like The Ferguson Affair and The Three
Roads). For something equally hard-boiled but in a somewhat
different vain you should try Jonathan Gash's Lovejoy books.
In fact, the Lovejoy series also makes for another good
example of 'funny noir' that was recently discussed on this
list.
Happy reading!
Harry
Quoting hgleejr <
lista@hglee.com>:
> Greetings,
>
> Long-time lurker, first-time poster here...I was
wondering what
> series characters I may have missed in my detective
biliophily of the
> past two decades. For context, I am a *HUGE* Travis
McGee, Harry
> Bosch, Spenser, and Matthew Scudder fan. I also
enjoy the Lucas
> Davenport series (and, to a lesser extent, the Alex
Cross series).
>
> I've seen postings on this list about Harry Crews
and James Cain, and
> I'm wondering whether there are authors that have
written series
> characters that I might enjoy. I am quite familiar
with Chandler,
> Spillane, Stout, and Hammett, but I'm always looking
for the
> overlooked, so to speak.
>
> I would welcome any suggestions (on or off list)
that might uncover
> the next series character to keep me off the
streets. Thank you for
> your time, and I look forward to the
suggestions!
>
>
>
> Best Regards,
>
> -H.G. Lee
>
>
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