What a bunch of kids. I'll be 70 next month. I think I read
Hammett first because I was born and grew up in Tacoma. Then
it was on to Chandler, whom I liked even better and think I
still do. I don't respond much here because everyone else
seems so much better grounded in the hardboiled. I read much
too eclectically, even within the mystery field, including
historical mysteries by certain writers. And I range far
outside the mystery field. But I have read Willeford, Mosley,
Vacchs, Thompson, Goodis, Macdonald and MacDonald, Parker,
Burke and others. So I relate to and can enjoy much of the
conversation here. There have been some great recommendations
of authors, books, films, and music. So I'm very grateful to
that other Denton fellow for giving us a place where it can
all happen.
Cheers, Frank Denton
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