Some of us admire Loren Estleman, who may be one of the most
versatile
of the hard-boiled/noir writers still writing. Donald
Westlake's series
about the professional criminal, Parker (written under the
pen name
Richard Stark) are quite good, and he's recently resurrected
Parker
after a 20 year hiatus (two books so far). If you like your
noir with a
British accent, give John Harvey or Bill James a try. Others
on the
list will probably have other suggestions, which, I guess, is
why we're
here in the first place.
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