Re: RARA-AVIS: Paul Meskil and others - lesser known but equally good hard boiled writers

From: Robert Elkin ( rictusaporia@yahoo.com)
Date: 09 Jan 2008


Sorry, "Three to Kill" was the translation of "West Coast Blues." Low Bite was her first, with a character named "China."

----- Original Message ---- From: " DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net" < DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, January 8, 2008 8:54:18 PM Subject: Re: RARA-AVIS: Paul Meskil and others - lesser known but equally good hard boiled writers

  

    
            Robert suggested:

"Just a few: "Low Bite" by Sin Sorocco; "Falling Angel" by William

Hjortsberg; "A Little West-Coast Blues" by Jean-Patrick Manchette."

Does this mean another Manchette has been translated into English? I

can't say enough good about his Three to Kill and Prone Gunmen.

Is Low Bite Sorocco's first, with the main character getting out of

jail? It was okay, but I don't remember a whole lot else and never went

on to the next (Edge City?).

If we're recommending relatively recent authors who are off the beaten

path, let me add Jack O'Connell (when's his new book comng out?).

Mark

    
  

    
    

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