I think Walter Mosley has a lot of good stuff in him. And as
long as Lawrence Block, Joe Gores, Donald Westlake have the
good health and the disposition to publish, I will continue
reading them eagerly.
Like Bill, I am very fond of Jason Starr's work. It's sleek
noir, stylistically very different from the classics
(Thompson, Goodis) and with a touch of Westlakian humor which
punctuates with the grim events he deals with. Nice.
Somebody mentioned Kent Harrington, another outstanding noir
writer. Not too prolific but haunting and incredibly skilled
in the art of writing.
T. Jefferson Parker has proven himself a fine and consistent
writer; his work should give satisfaction in the next couple
of decades.
Urgent stop. What will rara avis look like in 20 years?
Will we all be lamenting the lack of a modern Sue
Grafton?
Will we be longing for the good old days of Robert
Parker?
Will we be discussing the exact definitions of hardboiled and
protonoir, postnoir, noir and neonoir?
Will we have finished our TBR piles?
It's too scary, guys. Sorry to ramble. I've been away for
several months.
Best,
MrT
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