Paul J. Giguere (pgiguere@ultranet.com)
Thu, 30 Dec 1999 15:13:46 -0500
Okay, here they are in no particular order:
Raymond Chandler (THE BIG SLEEP is how I got hooked on HB)
Dashiell Hammett Ross MacDonald James Cain Jim Thompson
After the "cannon" so to speak, I also like:
Donald Westlake (writing as Richard Stark) Robert Parker
Lawrence Block (Matt Scudder novels) Dennis Lehane Elmore
Leonard (along with Hiaasen and Shames after the top
10)
A lot of people have mentioned James Ellroy. I have never
read Ellroy but the reason is that a well-read friend told me
that the books were difficult to get into because of Ellroy's
quirky narration, descriptions of scenes are cryptic and hard
to follow, and that Ellroy seems more interested in style
rather than the story. Reviews of Ellroy's books on
Amazon.com (and else where) have backed this statement up by
saying that Ellroy writes in a way that shouts to world,
"Hey! Look at me! I'm writing!". Can anyone convince me to
pick up my copy of BLACK DAHLIA and dive in?
Paul
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