Mario said:
> The personal element makes this a noir novel, as
different
> from the Hammett style as it was possible to be then
(and
> still be a Black Masker).
>
> To me, Green Ice is a masterpiece of hardboiled
noir.
>
> I think that the similarities between Hammett and
Whitfield
> are mostly superficial. Very different
writers.
*************** I've been meaning to go back and reread
MALTESE FALCON. I can definitely see the impersonal nature of
RED HARVEST, but I kinda thought that Hammett exhibited a
more personal element with Sam. I noticed that in your review
of Zelterserman's IN HIS SHADOW, you read it twice. I'm
thinking that's a good idea for developing a better feel for
a book.
I'm anxious for the Crippen and Landrau (sp?) Jo Gar stories
to come out. I think that November was the target, wasn't
it?
miker
miker
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