Oh, yes; very good calls all, I especially liked Ross
MacDonald's Lew Archer and Mosley's Easy Rawlins series. I
also liked Chester Himes' Coffin Ed/Gravedigger Jones
books.
Amy
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, harry.lerner@...
wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I agree with the suggestions already made, in
particular the Lew Archer
> books by Ross MacDonald (as well as some of his
stand alone work like
> The Ferguson Affair and The Three Roads). For
something equally
> hard-boiled but in a somewhat different vain you
should try Jonathan
> Gash's Lovejoy books. In fact, the Lovejoy series
also makes for
> another good example of 'funny noir' that was
recently discussed on
> this list.
>
> Happy reading!
>
> Harry
>
> Quoting hgleejr <lista@...>:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Long-time lurker, first-time poster here...I
was wondering what
> > series characters I may have missed in my
detective biliophily of the
> > past two decades. For context, I am a *HUGE*
Travis McGee, Harry
> > Bosch, Spenser, and Matthew Scudder fan. I also
enjoy the Lucas
> > Davenport series (and, to a lesser extent, the
Alex Cross series).
> >
> > I've seen postings on this list about Harry
Crews and James Cain, and
> > I'm wondering whether there are authors that
have written series
> > characters that I might enjoy. I am quite
familiar with Chandler,
> > Spillane, Stout, and Hammett, but I'm always
looking for the
> > overlooked, so to speak.
> >
> > I would welcome any suggestions (on or off
list) that might uncover
> > the next series character to keep me off the
streets. Thank you for
> > your time, and I look forward to the
suggestions!
> >
> >
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> > -H.G. Lee
> >
> >
>
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