Was there a specific point at which the Spenser novels became
less interesting? I liked the early ones too, which I
discovered when I was studying detective fiction as an
academic subject (Yale, 1976-1980, American Studies major).
Checking my reading records, I see that I stayed faithful
through the 11th title, Valediction, then I drifted but I
don't exactly remember why. I do remember really liking #6
and #7, Looking for Rachel Wallace and Early Autumn -- #8
through #11 have gone foggy in memory.
Mark
On 4/12/08,
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net> wrote:
>
> Mario wrote:
>
> "You really think he's that influential? I know he
sells a lot of books,
> and there was a successful television series, but I
rarely find anybody
> who confesses to being a fan."
>
> I think that's his influence. His popularity
resurrected the market for
> PI fiction, leading to the publication of lots of
great '70s and '80s PI
> writers like Kantner, Lewin, Paretsky, Grafton
(well, I'm not much of a
> fan of hers), Barnes, Roberts, Crumley, Solomon,
etc, etc.
>
> And although I got tired of and stopped reading him,
the first few
> Spenser books are good reads. And he pioneered the
psycho sidekick used
> by Schutz, Mosley, Lehane, and so many
others.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
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