Hi everyone,
Just introducing myself. I've only just gotten into the idea
of getting into hardboiled fiction, though I've always been a
film noir fan. I read "Man With the Getaway Face" due to my
great affection for
"Payback" - the film, that is. (I know some don't approve of
the adaptation but I saw the movie first, and love it on it's
own merits) Couldn't find "The Hunter" or I would've read
that first.
Anyway, a couple of questions. I know there are a few
mentioned on the website, but I was wondering what hardboiled
anthologies people here might recommend.
Also, it seems to me the hardboiled genre is the perfect
vehicle for the sort of deadpan wit I enjoy. Are there any
particular authors who go this route? I know Westlake's other
novels are supposed to be sort of wacky, but I'm thinking
more of say, Bogart in "The Big Sleep." I found "Man With the
Getaway Face" like this to some extent, and greatly enjoyed
it.
thanks,
Chris Kerstiens
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