Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Florida Writers

From: Michael Jeter (michael.damian.jeter@gmail.com)
Date: 17 Aug 2008

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    Could someone define ¨soft - boiled¨ detective?

    Michael Jeter

    On Sun, Aug 17, 2008 at 7:25 AM, terry bowman <foolesgold@gmail.com> wrote:
    > One of my favorites is the sometimes hard (but
    > mostly soft) boiled Randy Wayne White. Doc Ford
    > and Tomlinson have given me a few thrills and a
    > few laughs over the years. Entertaining series.
    >
    > tb
    >
    > --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
    >
    >>
    >>
    >> In a message dated 8/16/08 7:48:42 AM, nevins_mark@... writes:
    >>
    >>
    >> > John, thanks for that engaging snapshot of your perceptions of Florida
    >> > writers.
    >> >
    >> > However, you've missed two of my favorites, who would seem to me
    >> > critical
    >> > for any list:
    >> >
    >> > New School: Tim Dorsey: "Elmore Leonard on crystal meth" might be a
    >> > brief
    >> > descriptor
    >> >
    >> > Old School: Charles Willeford: impossible to describe, and one of my
    >> > favorite *writers*, period, not just crime writers.
    >> >
    >> > Mark Nevins
    >> >
    >> >
    >>
    >> I haven't read Dorsey, but I touted Willeford at the tail of my post as
    >> The
    >> Dean of FLA
    >>
    >> John Lau
    >>
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