This month we move acros the country to Boston.
Though perhaps not as noted for it as my present home,
Chicago, crime in the area has been notable, or I should say
notorious. Lizzie Borden was from Fall River, a city just
south of metropolitan Boston. The robbery and murder Sacco
and Vanzetti were executed for was in South Braintree, a town
in the area. The Boston Brink's robbery in January 1950 was
highest grossing robbery ever at that time. It openly
inspired at least one movie which starred Tony Curtis and
probably influenced many others..
I think in the early seventies Robert Parker and George V
Higgins invigorated crime writing in the area. The authors I
suggested are Dennis Lehane, Robert L. Parker, George V.
Higgins, Jeremiah Healy, and Jerome Doolittle. These are the
authors I am familiar with and who list members might
consider hard boiled. As well as the authors listed two
medium boiled authors, William G Tapply and Rick Boyer have
written a lot about the area in the last thirty years though
Boyer's Doc Adams series is centered in Cape Cod as opposed
to Greater Boston proper. Even the recently mentioned Gregory
McDonald had a spinoff from Fletch with a Boston cop, Flynn.
If anyone wants to discuss someone I have omitted feel free
to chime in.
One of the suggested authors, Jeremiah Healy, has graciously
agreed to be on the list this month. I know there are a few
of us from the area who are regularly active so this month
should be elicit many contributions
Mark.
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