I would agree on THE MUCKER duo. Another candidate would be
THE GIRL FROM HOLLYWOOD, a 1923 novel that was an ERB attempt
at realism featuring drugs and various other aspects that
some critics found a bit gruesome. I can't be definitive
because while I picked up a first edition copy some years
ago, I've never read it. My comments are based on reviews. If
Burroughs had chosen one of the alternate titles--THE DOPE
FIEND--I probably would have read it by now.
Richard Moore
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Brian Thornton"
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> Both THE MUCKER and THE RETURN OF THE MUCKER were
unquestionably
hard-boiled. I read nearly everything the guy wrote (most of
it several times) back when I was growing up, and several
other titles come to mind, mostly from his historical
romances: especially THE OUTLAW OF TORN (Medieval and
hard-boiled) and THE OAKDALE AFFAIR.
>
> For noir, I offer the one I consider Burroughs'
largely forgotten
masterpiece: I AM A BARBARIAN, which is both hilarious and
poignant.
>
> Brian
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Reasoner
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> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Burroughs'
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>
> It's been a while since I've read it, but I recall
that
Burroughs' novel THE MUCKER and its sequel are pretty
hardboiled.
>
> James Reasoner
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