I'd add Dan Marlowe and Harry Whittington there. How about
Dennis Lehane?
I like Jason Starr but have only read his latest novel. Is he
good enough to be ranked with the classics? I don't know as I
haven't read enough of him. He did remind me of Jim Thompson
and that's a good sign.
Since Manuel Vᳱuez Montalbᮠwas included in the original list,
I'd also add another great Spanish crime fiction author:
Francisco Gonzᬥz Ledesma.
I'm also tempted to add James Reasoner but he hasn't written
enough crime fiction novels, has he? Likewise, in a couple
more years and provided that he keeps writing good books, I'd
probably feel comfortable adding Charlie Huston to the
mix.
-Gonzalo B. saddlebums.blogspot.com
--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "jacquesdebierue"
<jacquesdebierue@...> wrote:
>
> --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Zeltserman"
<dz@> wrote:
> >
> > I need something to distract me from my current
book (at that
point
> > where it's a bit like pulling teeth--will get
better after pushing
> > through another 50 pages or so). People here
want to email me
their
> > top 25 crime fiction writers by midnight next
Thursday, I'll
tally it
> > up using MVP-type voting (1st place votes get
25 points, 2nd
place 24
> > points, etc.), and I'll post the top 50 results
here.
> >
>
> Here is mine (I put a premium on originality and I'm
picking
> hardboiled and noir) as of today:
>
> Raymond Chandler
> Dashiell Hammett
> Charles Willeford
> Donald Westlake
> Ross Thomas
>
> Elmore Leonard
> Chester Himes
> Georges Simenon
> James Cain
> Nathanael West
>
> Jim Thompson
> Cornell Woolrich
> Jason Starr
> David Goodis
> Gil Brewer
>
> Lawrence Block
> James Ellroy
> Newton Thornburg
> Michael Connelly
> Walter Mosley
>
> Patricia Highsmith
> James Sallis
> K.C. Constantine
> William Campbell Gault
> Ross Macdonald
>
> Best,
>
> mrt
>
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