I loved Lonely Street and think it could qualify as humorous
hardboiled, what with Bubba Mabry living in a rundown motel
on the worst street in town, broke, and dealing with the
locals.
I haven't read The Drift, but it
certainly sounds interesting.
Anyway, welcome, Steve. Joy
> Hi all:
>
> If my pal Simon Wood can step up and identify
himself, then I guess I
> should, too. I've been lurking for months and really
enjoying the
> discussions.
> My name's Steve Brewer, and a lot of you know me
already. (Hi, Crider!)
> I'm
> the author of 16 books so far, including a couple
that might be
> considered
> hard-boiled. Mostly, I write comic crime novels, but
I love to read the
> hard-boiled stuff and I've taught noir fiction and
film at the university
> level.
>
> Recently, I read "The Drift" (2002) by John Ridley.
A very bleak book
> about a railroad tramp who tries to find a missing
girl and finds murder
> and
> mayhem instead. Terrific noir. I'm curious whether
others enjoy Ridley's
> work,
> which can be hard to find. He wrote "Stray Dogs,"
upon which the film
> "U-Turn" was based, and a book with the great title
"Everybody Smokes in
> Hell."
>
> Great to "meet" you all and I look forward to
reading more titles I
> find
> on this list.
>
> Best,
>
> Steve Brewer
>
> _www.stevebrewerbooks.com_ (http://www.stevebrewerbooks.com/)
> _www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com_ (http://www.stevebrewer.blogspot.com/)
>
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