: By the way, I think the first five Scudder novels, while
different
: in tone, as every bit as good (and that's very, very good)
as
: everything that followed. In fact, I'd say the first five
are
: classic, traditional hardboiled novels ...
Are there any other books with alcoholic detectives? I'd have
a tough
time thinking of any that don't drink, and hardboiled types
are
notorious for drinking pretty heavily. They seem to be able
to put it
back and never get drunk or go through all the blackouts and
vomiting
that Scudder experiences.
I wonder if Hammett's boozing was as enjoyable as he made out
in _The
Thin Man_.
Bill
--
William Denton | Toronto, Canada | http://www.vex.net/~buff/ | Caveat lector.
"Let's keep the party polite."
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