My fantasy is that I would be able to find more hardboiled writers that are female to balance the great male ones. I only know of Patricia Highsmith. I apologize for my ignorance and if anyone would care to privately or publicly post some others, it would enhance my learning as well as my reading list. Thanks! The Mystery Lady - # RARA-AVIS: To unsubscribe, say "unsubscribe rara-avis" # to majordomo@icomm.ca