Bill B quoted a column about Bill Pronizi's series:
" . . . that with his Nameless series, he's turned out a much
more substantial body of heralded work than what was produced
by Hammett (who published five novels), Chandler (who
published seven) or even Macdonald
(with 24 novels, 18 of which featured P.I. Lew
Archer)."
This logic that substance is based on quantity strikes me as
spurious
(especially since he pretty much contradicts himself by
dissing the longevity of the Spenser series, although his
complaint there is due to the static nature of the character
through that long series). By that logic, all of the 'ER
series are the best of hardboiled.
However, Bill, whatever his logic, he arrived at the right
conclusion. The Nameless series is well worth reading. And
although I am also pretty anal about reading in order, it
really pays off in this series because of the character's
aging and changing. So yes, place it higher on your TBR
pile.
Mark
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