Thanks to Mr. Ricketts for guest-hosting a month of UK
hardboiled and noir writing. There was some good discussion
and it looks like a number of people read a good selection of
UK writers, many of whom are little known in North America.
I'm glad lots of names were mentioned, and now we all have
more writers to look for when we're browsing shelves.
Derek Raymond isn't well known over here, but he's well-liked
on the list.
(We did I WAS DORA SUAREZ in November 1998 and I couldn't
finish it.) I enjoyed the Ian Rankin book I read. Mark Timlin
was mentioned, along with Peter Cheyney, James Hadley Chase,
Graham Greene, Ian Fleming, Charles Higson, Jake Arnott, and
others.
Mr. Ricketts opened the month with, "Is there a Brit style?
There is much talk of a new generation, Peace, Timlin,
Arnott, Blincoe, etc etc, as Al will testify Scottish HB is
thriving and distinctive." What's the answer? And what are
the Top 10 UK Hardboiled and Noir books? I bet Greene's
BRIGHTON ROCK is there, and Chase's NO ORCHIDS FOR MISS
BLANDISH for its place in history.
Bill
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