I think so. Organized crime, semi-organized crime,
disorganized crime, and drug dealing has made the PI as we
knew him or her, almost obsolete on the mean streets.
In today's drug plagued cities, nobody gets a warning such as
the one Sam Spade got and the ones that Phillip Marlowe got
on a regular basis. They just kill the snoop--not to mention
the witnesses and sometimes the cops who are getting to close
to pinning something on the local fief ruler.
The semi-misleading subject "Has Dope Changed Noir," inspired
this post.
Jack
http://www.jackbludis.com
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Blondes, Blondes" at http://www.ThrillingDetective.com
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