RE: RARA-AVIS: Best Sheriff Mysteries (was "western vs noir, cowboy vs private eye")

From: Lawrence William Coates (coatesl@bgsu.edu)
Date: 11 Jul 2009

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    This isn't quite what you're asking, but I enjoyed the rural sheriff who makes an appearance when I re-read "Lady in the Lake."

    Lawrence
    ________________________________________ From: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shannon Clute [clute@noircast.net] Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 12:09 PM To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: RARA-AVIS: Best Sheriff Mysteries (was "western vs noir, cowboy vs private eye")

    This thread has made me realize that I haven't read enough fiction that walks that western/noir tightrope.

    I'm especially interested in finding titles written or set between 1940 and 1955, featuring a rural sheriff as the protagonist (such as Jim Thompson--a personal favorite--but perhaps where the Sheriff has a few more redeeming qualities).

    Suggestions?

    Thanks a lot,

    Shannon Clute www.noircast.net

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