I am impressed with the *Hard* series by Dan Simmons.
*Hardcase*, *Hard Freeze* and most recently *Hard As Nails*
(which is excellent). Woodrell is a master; if you liked
*Mister* try his *Tomato Red* or *Woe to Live On* (make into
the film "Ride with the Devil')
Ray Banks <
raybanks77@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Duane Spurlock
<duane1spur@y...> wrote:
> So I go with his more recent novel, THE
GUARDS.
I second that emotion - Bruen's one of a kind.
Other books - THE DEATH OF SWEET MISTER by Daniel Woodrell is
essential for anyone with noir tastes. CYPRESS GROVE by James
Sallis is another strong contender. And as for a resurgence
in noir, I would point you to anything by Jason Starr (most
notably his recent TWISTED CITY) and for anything on this
side of the pond, I think Al Guthrie's doing splendid work
(TWO WAY SPLIT was a much-needed shot in the arm for British
crime fiction) and Charlie William's debut DEADFOLK, which is
certainly one of the best noir books I've read this
year.
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