Re: RARA-AVIS: 1970s reading

From: Rene Ribic ( rribic@optusnet.com.au)
Date: 05 Mar 2003

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Denton" < buff@pobox.com>
>
>
> > What do you recommend for 1970s reading?
>
> Leaving out those authors you've already mentioned, Bill, leaves me
with the
> following:
>
> THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE: George V Higgins 1970
> GET CARTER: Ted Lewis 1970
> THE FOOLS IN TOWN ARE ON OUR SIDE: Ross Thomas 1970
> NOBODY KNEW THEY WERE THERE: Evan Hunter 1971
> DEATH WISH: Brian Garfield 1972
> CATERPILLAR COP: James McClure 1972
> LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE DEAF MAN: Ed McBain 1973
> DEAD CITY: Shane Stevens 1973
> 52 PICK-UP: Elmore Leonard 1974
> THE STALKER: Bill Pronzini 1974
> THE CHOIRBOYS: Joseph Wambaugh 1975
> GUNS: Ed McBain 1976
> CUTTER AND BONE: Newton Thornburg 1976
> UNKNOWN MAN NO.89: Elmore Leonard 1977
> LAIDLAW: William McIlvanney 1977
> FALLING ANGEL: William Hjortsberg 1978
> THE SWITCH: Elmore Leonard1978
>
> I heartily recommend all the above, but if you're going to choose only
one,
> let it be THE FRIENDS OF EDDIE COYLE. One of the greatest crime
novels
> ever.
>
> Al

Al, you & the other guys seem to have the 70's pretty much wrapped up. I might suggest Joseph Hansen's series about gay insurance sleuth Dave Brandstetter. I read the first one recently, Fadeout (I think), which I think was published in 1970. I echo your sentiment re: Eddie Coyle. There is a great movie of this around too, one of my all time favourite 70's movies, starring Robert Mitchum. it's in my personal 70's top film list, with Blue Collar, Mean Streets, Get Carter & The Long Good Friday.

Rene

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