My apologies, but I'm going to backpedal a little...
Although I'd said "good call" for all those that David
mentioned, I didn't really care for Marcia Muller's Sharon
McCone series; they were a bit too soft/cozy for me.
Amy
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "uplandharmabooks"
<uplandharmabooks@...> wrote:
>
> Oh, yes; very good calls all, I especially liked
Ross MacDonald's Lew
> Archer and Mosley's Easy Rawlins series. I also
liked Chester Himes'
> Coffin Ed/Gravedigger Jones books.
>
> Amy
>
>
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, harry.lerner@
wrote:
> >
> > 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@>:
> >
> > > 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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