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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick King
<abrasax93@...> wrote:
>
> Come on! Scott Turow & Sara Pretsky make the cut
but
> Tony Hillerman doesn't. When in comes to
writing
> plots, Hillerman can stand shoulder to shoulder
with
> the best. He blows Turow & Pretsky out of the
park.
>
> Agatha Christie is number 3? For what? Selling
books?
> She's one of the worst crime writers of all time.
Her
> success is driven by the vast number of
undiscerning
> readers in the world.
>
Christie wrote great plots, though. And remember that the
list of 50 best was for mystery writers in general, not just
hardboiled or noir. About Hillerman, I realize I haven't read
that much by him. Probably four or five novels, which were
good but didn't leave much of a sediment.
Best,
mrt
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