No love for Donald Goines?
Jordan
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Sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:33:07 -0000
From: "Allan Guthrie" <allan@allanguthrie.co.uk>
To: <rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Another cop turned writer
> Malcolm Braly (as Bill already mentioned) and Chester Himes are two
> excellent novelists. Braly's best novel ON THE YARD is a symphony of
> verisimilitude. Chester Himes is most famous for his police procedurals set
> in Harlem, which contain very little in the way of procedure. And as far as
> I recall Himes hardly ever set foot in Harlem. Terrific series, though.
> Especially recommended if you like a bit of black humour in your crime
> fiction.
>
> Al
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> From: <DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net>
> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Another cop turned writer
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> > Jon wrote:
> >
> > "As for the convict writers, aside from Iceberg Slim, they are new to
> > me, any worth pursuing?"
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> > I'll second Edward Bunker, especially No Beast So Fierce (AKA Straight
> > Time), a classic. His others aren't bad, either.
> >
> > Mark
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