+ Vicki Hendricks (and a few more). (Michael Connelly is back in Florida as
well, isnīt he?)
Bengt E
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> for me, FLA starts with the 60's boho macho musings of John D MacD;
> travels
> thru Dutch's sunbaked criminal thrillers, my favorite being CAT CHASER;
> takes a
> left turn thru delirium with Carl Hiaasen, my choice being SKIN TIGHT; and
> adds a journalistic bent with Edna Buchanan, who's great with an anecdote
> if not
> a story. then they start to blend a little: Laurence Shames is kind of
> Leonard-light mixed with Hiaasen quirk. James W. Hall has a bit of
> Hiaasen mixed
> with MacDonald. his series character Thorn could be Travis McGee's
> bastard
> child. both Hall and Shames have solid plotting skills and I'd consider
> them
> modern thriller writers. and then there's Professor Hall's former
> student
> Vicki, who sexes it up and makes you pay for your fun
>
> but the definitive voice of Florida crime fiction has to be Charles
> Willeford, with his off-center and incredibly pragmatic if amoral point of
> view
>
> John Lau
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