> From:
Moorich2@aol.com
> Albert did do some good work in his long career.
Crider is off
> on a European
> jaunt or I imagine he would be naming a few for
us.
If I can stand-in briefly for the globe-trotting Crider, let
me call your attention to the books Marvin Albert wrote under
the Anthony Rome pseudonym. The detective, also named Tony
Rome, is a Miami-based Marlowe clone who won his houseboat in
a poker game three years before Travis McGee won his. I only
know of three titles. "Miami Mayhem" introduced the character
and was the basis for the Frank Sinatra film, "Tony Rome."
"The Lady in Cement" and
"My Kind of Game" follow. All, in my opinion, are worth
reading. They're light years more entertaining than the only
Pete Sawyer book I tried.
On the British noir movie topic, putting aside the qualities
of "The Singing Detective," I don't see how it qualifies as
noir, unless there's something in the plot I've forgotten.
Isn't it about a private eye novelist so much in pain from
psoriasis (sp?) that he fantasizes a satiric singing and
dancing detective yarn? I don't consider myself a purist when
it comes to the category, but I do think there should be a
crime element lurking around somewhere.
One British film that has more than a fair share of noir and
crime is "The Krays," Peter Medek's pretty intense biopic of
the infamous bad boys.
Dick Lochte
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