Well, Al, that's a big assumption...even I, not one of the
most systematic scholars onlist, have read at least something
by each of these folks...usually short fiction rather than
novels, but nonetheless...largely thanks to such anthologists
as William F. Nolan, Bill Pronzini, Ed Gorman, and Martin
Greenberg (and even Jerome Charyn, in THE NEW MYSTERY).
Speaking of anthologies, I've recently obtained both the new
Penzler/Ellroy
(BEST AMERICAN) and Gorman/Greenberg (WORLD'S FINEST)
best-of-the-year assemblies, and have I missed any discussion
of these here yet? Between the volumes, one nearly finds the
entirety of the rather good MYSTERIOUS PRESS ANNIVERSARY
ANTHOLOGY reprinted (including one of the weaker stories, the
McBain), and Jeffrey Deaver's remarkably stupid "Beautiful"
seems to have been judged superb not soley by Janet
Hutchings, who may've been hoping to keep relations warm for
a better story from Deaver in the future, but by Gorman
and/or Greenberg...and congratulations to listmembers whose
stories have been included or shortlisted. TM
-----Original Message----- From: Al Guthrie [mailto:
allanguthrie@ukonline.co.uk]
>
> Iceberg Slim Gores Gresham Rankin
> James Cain McCoy Ed Anderson Spillane
> Fearing Crumley Westlake Goodis
> Himes Rabe Leonard Raymond
> Crews Woolrich Faulkner Daly
> Chavarria Burnett Gardner O'Hara
> West Paul Cain Whitfield
I'm just impressed that you've read all these guys. I
certainly haven't and I doubt if anyone else on the list
has.
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