Thanks for the comments on the origin and evolution of police
procedurals, Jim. It's nice to step back from the small print
every so often and get a big picture view of the genre.
Also thanks for the Forties top ten list. The only two
I had read were SOLOMON'S VINEYARD and A TASTE FOR VIOLENCE.
Although Halliday's novel didn't make it into my "top" list,
I still thought it was well-written, smart, and interesting.
Rumor is that the best Mike Shayne's are when he goes out of
state. Browsing the archives on Shayne was interesting. Not
only has James Reasoner written a few of them, but he also
has a Shayne "handbook" that evidently lists a bunch of
Shayne characteristics so that future writers could keep the
character consistent. Cool.
Browsing the web for Shayne "netted" me some nice cover art
by McGinnis (sp?), too, along with some other covers for
Spillane and JD MacDonald.
miker
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