Channing said:
>>"When Hammett finally set out to write a proper
novel,
"The Maltese Falcon", it is probably the finest hard-boiled
detective novel ever written.
>>Comparing Cain to Hammett is like comparing noir
to
hard-boiled.<<
The work of Cain defines Noir, all of his lead characters are
screwed.
Hammett's leads are all tough, even in THE THIN MAN.
Channing continues:
>>They're the grandfathers of the modern
crime novel and their names have become examples of greatness
in their respective oeuvre.<<
I'm not sure we'll find many on this list to disagree.
Jack Bludis
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