Last updated: 4 April 2004
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April 2004: Southwest American hardboiled and noir
writing
- Richard Abshire
- Clifton Adams, WHOM GODS DESTROY (1953; Texas,
Oklahoma)
- James Carlos Baker
- Neal Barret, Jr., BAD EYE BLUES
- Fredric Brown
- James Lee Burke
- Christopher Cook, ROBBERS (Texas)
- James Crumley, MEXICAN TREE DUCK; BORDERSNAKES; FINAL
COUNTRY
- W. Glenn Duncan, the Rafferty series (Dallas, Texas)
- Brett Halliday, MURDER IS MY BUSINESS (El Paso,
Texas)
- Donald Hamilton, DEATH OF A CITIZEN (Matt Helm #1; Santa
Fe);
ASSASSINS HAVE STARRY EYES (Santa Fe)
- Kent Harrington, DIA DE LOS MUERTOS
(California/Mexico)
- Dorothy B. Hughes, RIDE THE PINK HORSE (Santa Fe, New
Mexico)
- J.A. Jance, series in Arizona
- Joe Lansdale
- Elmore Leonard, the early westerns
- Max Martinez
- Edward Mathis, the Dan Roman series
- J.M.T. Miller
- James C. Mitchell, LOVERS CROSSING
- Marcia Muller
- Manuel Ramos
- James Reasoner, TEXAS WIND
- Ray Ring, ARIZONA KISS
- Rick Riordan
- Jim Sanderson, LA MORDIDA; EL CAMINO; SAFE DELIVERY
(Texas/New Mexico)
- Bernard Schopen
- Doug Swanson, the Jack Flippo series (Dallas, Texas)
- Jim Thompson, BAD BOY and ROUGHNECK (autobiographies),
TEXAS BY THE
TAIL, THE KILLER INSIDE ME (Texas), POP. 1280
(location?)
- Charles Willleford, THE DIFFERENCE (Arizona)
- and more
September 2004: 75 years of THE MALTESE FALCON
Dashiell Hammett's THE MALTESE FALCON was
published in BLACK MASK in
five installments from September 1929 to January
1930.
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Having a theme for a month, where people can read any book by
a particular author or in a certain series or on a certain
topic, is easier all around than the old book-of-the-month
readings we'd do. It brings up a lot more discussion on the
list and it doesn't tie everyone to a certain book that may
be hard for them to find. I encourage everyone to read
something related to the theme of the month and mention it on
the list. All the regular RARA-AVIS talk goes on as well, of
course.
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