RE: RARA-AVIS: Vigilante Killing

From: Ron Clinton ( clinton65@comcast.net)
Date: 24 Oct 2007


Some might say Brian Garfield set the standard with his DEATH WISH and DEATH SENTENCE (sequel). I haven't read either (though I do like his work), but certainly the prominence of the films w/ Charles Bronson helped established them as such.

Ron Clinton

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> Behalf Of Michael Robison
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> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Vigilante Killing
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> This is another favorite theme in hardboiled

 
> Vigilante killing runs deep in the hardboiled river.
> It was one of the major themes of The Virginian also.
> It made Spillane's I, The Jury a world record
> bestselling novel.
>
> miker



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