Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: The Hard-Boiled Classics

From: James Reasoner (jamesreasoner@flash.net)
Date: 10 Jan 2009

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    I'll second the recommendation of Frederick Nebel and Norbert Davis. Nebel, especially, I consider right up there with Hammett and Chandler, maybe not quite on their level, but almost. I like Paul Cain's work but wouldn't rank him as high as the others.

    And God help me, I've never read a Carroll John Daly story that I didn't enjoy. His dialogue is like nothing resembling the way humans really talk, his plotting is melodramatic to the point of silliness, but his stories have a distinctive voice and you can tell that he really believed in what he was doing. That counts for something with me. You've probably got to be able to put yourself in the mindset of somebody who just plunked down his dime for the latest issue of BLACK MASK at the newsstand to enjoy Daly, though.

    James Reasoner

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