--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Jeff Vorzimmer"
<jvorzimmer@...> wrote:
>
> > 3) Charles Willeford 317
>
> > 16) John D. Macdonald 120
>
> Willeford seems to be steadily gaining favor on the
list, while JDM is
> falling out.
Curiously, Willeford has become a lot better known since his
death. I would say that the opposite happened to John D.,
even though he remains in print and presumably continues to
have readers. It's hard to compare those two. Willeford was a
true original, whereas John D. was more of a composite of
crime-writing traditions. Fortunately, we can read both. John
D. at his best is very engaging -- and at his worst, he is
merely humid.
Best,
mrt
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