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
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> --- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, BaxDeal@... wrote:
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>> In a message dated 8/16/08 7:48:42 AM, nevins_mark@... writes:
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>> > 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:
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>> > 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
>> >
>> >
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>> I haven't read Dorsey, but I touted Willeford at the tail of my post as
>> The
>> Dean of FLA
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>> John Lau
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