If you concede that Gardner is both implausible and hard-boiled, what does that do to your argument that hard-boiled is more realistic than cozies?
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Wait a minute! Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I never said hard-boiled was more realistic than cozies. I said James Ellroy is always more plausible than Agatha Christie ever is. I'm sure there are some very realistic cozies if you happen to live in a world where everybody goes to church and is on intimate terms with the pastor.
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And how do you decide when your last name is Kennedy and when it's King?
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My name is always King. Patrick Kennedy is really another person. I don't even agree with him all the time, though I do find his posts generally well-informed and interesting.
Patrick King
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