--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "James Michael Rogers" <jeddak5@...> wrote:
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> As a matter of personal taste, I just flat out don't care for Lawrence Block. Dates back to when I was a kid and he was an unavoidable presence in EQMM, I think. Plus sometimes he strikes me as a bit preachy-touchy-feely in that Ross MacDonald way.
> I believe McBain/Hunter is a true hot shot. I can't say he's under-rated because, in his Evan Hunter persona, he isn't. But we probably haven't talked about him enough here. I don't really think he's HB, per se, but he certainly borrowed some of that sensibility on occasion.
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Many of his procedurals are hardboiled, but since he aims for realism, the tone is less over the top than in other writers.
Best,
mrt
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