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Re: RARA-AVIS: Newer Authors
Booklist has included a Mystery Showcase in the current issue -
April 15, 1997. Well worth checking out! There is an interview
with Donald Westlake and a review of _The Ax_. There are also
reviews of the Hiney Raymond Chandler book, a nifty section
called the Hard-Boiled Gazetteer to the U.S. (by Bill Ott and
Brad Hooper). Some of y'all may quibble about how hard-boiled
some of the authors/series really are - but overall it is a
great list for those looking for new authors. They sought to
list lesser known series (this may explain why Healy's great
series was not included).
Some of the authors mentioned include: Walter Satterthwait's
Joshua Croft series, James W. Hall's Thorn series, James
Crumley, Robert O. Greer, Crais' Elvis Cole, Lutz's Aldo Nudger
series, Murphy's Artie Deemer series, Les Robert's Milan
Jacovich series, and the Jack Flippo series by Doug Swanson.
There is also a top five section - top five picks for lesser
known male sleuths/female sleuths, etc.
The top five modern noir list:
American Tabloid - Ellroy
Give Us a Kiss - Woodrell
Miami Purity - Hendricks
Suspects - Thomson
Wild at Heart - Gifford
The reviewer's Choice picks were also interesting -
including Cold In July - Lansdale, The Long Goodbye - Chandler,
The Wrong Case - Crumley, and A Tan and Sandy Silence -
MacDonald.
_COUNT ME OUT_ got a starred review, as did _SPARES_ by Michael
Marshal Smith. _SPARES_ is one of my favorites so far this
year. Set in the future, in New Richmond, this is is a great read for
both sci-fi and crime fans. There is a plot blurb on my starred
review mystery page -
http://freenet.vcu.edu/education/literature/ccmyst97.html
Ann
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Ann Chambers Theis
Collection Management Supervisor
Chesterfield County Public Library
P.O. Box 297,Chesterfield, VA 23832
atheis@leo.vsla.edu
Book Links:
http://freenet.vcu.edu/education/literature/bklink.html
Mystery Page:
http://freenet.vcu.edu/education/literature/mystpage.html
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