Tend to favor the depraved and dissolute over P.I.'s and
cops. (with notable exceptions) This is a list of my
"favorite" characters, in no particular order:
1. Richard Bone (CUTTER AND BONE, Newton Thornburg) #227 2.
Richard Hudson (WOMAN CHASER, Charles Willeford) #228 3.
Parker (series, Richard Stark) #205 4. Fast Eddie Felson (THE
HUSTLER and COLOR OF MONEY, Walter Tevis) #89 5. Lou Ford
(KILLER INSIDE ME and WILD TOWN, Jim Thompson) #157 6. Matt
Helm (series, Donald Hamilton) #170 7. Martin Plunkett
(KILLER ON THE ROAD, Ellroy) #169 8. Keller (HIT MAN and HIT
LIST, Lawrence Block) #146 9. Philip Marlowe (series, Raymond
Chandler) #212 10. Tom Ripley (series, Patricia Highsmith)
#260 11. Sam Spade (THE MALTESE FALCON, Dashiell Hammett)
#235 12. Dudley Smith (L.A. QUARTET series and CLANDESTINE,
James Ellroy) #74 13. Walter Huff (DOUBLE INDEMNITY, James M
Cain) #267 14. Buzz Meeks (BIG NOWHERE, James Ellroy) #34 15.
Virginia (BLACK WINGS HAS MY ANGEL, Elliot Chaze) #266 16.
Mongo (MONGO'S BACK IN TOWN, E. Richard Johnson) #189 17.
Hoke Moseley (series, Charles Willeford) #113 18. Corey
Bradford (NIGHT SQUAD, David Goodis) #52 19. George Smiley
(series, John Le Carre) #98 20. Burke Devore (THE AX, Donald
Westlake) #33
Brad
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