And I thought of another link: it's difficult to believe the
writer of
NIGHT MOVES, with Gene Hackman, never read any Ross
Macdonald. It's one of
those P.I. movies that never got the audience or respect it
deserved, but
it's a classic.
Oh, and speaking of suckers, Bill Denton wrote:
>I'm a sucker for anything where a guy comes to town
and stirs up trouble,
>or anything where someone wakes up next to a dead
body.
Bill, get thee to a bookstore and lay your money down for a
copy of Bill
Pronzini's A WASTELAND OF STRANGERS, possibly the best thing
he's ever
done. It's a non-series tale that sounds like your kinda
book. It was
originally a Walker hardcover, but it'll be coming out in
paperback soon, I
think (when was it, Keith?). In fact, it might be a good one
for the list,
when it comes out in paperback.
DAMN! There are just too few Walker books that make it into
paperback...and
therefore my price range...
Kevin Smith
The Thrilling Detective Web Site
http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
Now out: The February issue, with fiction from Robert Iles
and Leigh Brackett,
and Face the Face, our new contest for fans of paperback
eyes.! Yippy!
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