Yes, yes, a thousand times yes!
Everyone knows about Hammett and Chandler, even if they've
not actually read thier stuff.
Ross MacDonald, supposedly the third of the so-called "Big
Three" had a far greater output than either of these two (not
to say that he was "better," because he wasn't, but his work
was consistently good across the board, and sometimes, as in
such masterpieces as THE CHILL, BLACK MONEY, THE GALTON CASE,
THE WYCHERLY WOMAN, and the wonderfully named THE
ZEBRA-STRIPED HEARSE).
Ross MacDonald. Great call.
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From:
harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca
To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 6:08 AM
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Hard-Boiled Series
Characters...Looking forRecommendations
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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