Dick write:
>There is one writer who I think comes close to
matching
>Prather's humor-detection mix - Warren Murphy. Has
there been any discussion
>of his "Digger" and "Trace" books on this list? And
if not, why not?
And Bill wrote:
>Maybe Digger and Trace aren't hardboiled enough for
the list. Both Digger
>and Trace are pretty much the same guy, and I think
the books in both
>series (or maybe it's the same series) are very
funny.
Hard-boiled, schmard-boiled. They are indeed a hoot, wherever
they fall on the Raravometer. Whaddya mean, though, Bill,
they're pretty much the same guy? They ARE the same
guy.
It always bugged me that the Digger/Trace books just faded
away, and a few years later Evanovich and Coben scored big
with the same sort of humour/detection/medium-boiled
approach. Maybe Warren should have Trace dust off the gold
frog microphone, get the vodka out of the freezer, and take
another whack at it, just for fun.
Kevin Burton Smith The Thrilling Detective Web Site http://www.colba.net/~kvnsmith/thrillingdetective/
An A&E Mystery.com Site of the Week, but don't let that
discourage you.
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