Words from the Monastery (anthony.dauer@erols.com)
Mon, 25 Oct 1999 08:20:57 -0400
So Hammett's the first successful hard-boiled detective novel
...
Bob Toomey wrote:
> > But there was an
> > interesting retaliation against another's
choice of Hammett -- to the
> > effect that Hammett didn't invent the private
eye, Carroll John Daly
> > did. Is there a consensus among Rara-avians
that Race Williams was the
> > first PI? Did Daley's work pre-date Hammett's
(I'm going back to my
> > reference works)?
>
> Race Williams was the first hardboiled private eye,
and his creator, John
> Carroll Daly, was, at one time, Black Mask's most
popular contributer. His
> works haven't survived because, unlike Hammett, he
was a lousy writer. But he
> did get there first.
>
> BobT
>
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