I second Duane's recommendation of Wild Palms. I am
especially fond of "Old Man", of which a critic (I am almost
sure it was Malcolm Cowley) said that it could stand
alongside Huckleberry Finn. A tremendous story and yes, a
hardboiled story. Those two convicts are unforgettable.
If we use Captain Shaw's definition of harboiled (he applies
the term to characters, not to a genre), most of Faulkner is
hardboiled -- men and women, Indian, black or white, rich or
poor. His people are tough and they act tough.
Best,
MrT
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