In a message dated 8/28/03 2:13:19 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
owner-rara-avis@icomm.ca writes:
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Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 22:42:09 -0700 (PDT)
From: Mario Taboada <
matrxtech@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Finding Christ in Chicago &
other adventures
Richard, have those Whitfield stories ever been
reprinted?
Like you, I admire Whitfield's cool, modern style.
Because
Hammett was such a giant, it's easy to overlook
Whitfield,
who worked on the same level.
Not only could he do the ultrahardboiled thing
perfectly,
but he put the lyrical thing and the psychological
thing (I
am thinking, particularly, of the Jo Gar stories and
Green
Ice) just as effectively.
You are a lucky guy. But you knew that.
Best,
MrT
>>
Hey, Buddy, you call me lucky and I hope you are right. I
bought a Powerball ticket today for the Saturday
drawing.
I don't know of any reprinting of these Whitfield stories
from Adventure. I picked up my first Whitfield novel many
years ago and then greatly enjoyed his shorter work as it now
and then was reprinted. One of the joys of my Ellery Queen
collection was the reprints of Whitfield and other BM
masters. I wonder what health condition cut short his career.
He lived nearly a decade after his high production
period.
Richard Moore
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