Whose style do you admire most? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:26:39Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:61904?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A61968&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJames Crumley... can't believ…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-13:537324:Comment:2324252010-04-13T15:35:58.731ZBill Baberhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/BillBaber
James Crumley... can't believe he hasn't been mentioned.
James Crumley... can't believe he hasn't been mentioned. Hmmmmm.
Itd be one from Raym…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-04-12:537324:Comment:2323182010-04-12T12:21:50.225ZAlan Forsterhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/AlanForster
Hmmmmm.<br />
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Itd be one from Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain or Ross MacDonald?<br />
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Thats a tough choice to make but I think itd have to be Elmore and not because he's the only one still working.
Hmmmmm.<br />
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Itd be one from Raymond Chandler, Elmore Leonard, Ed McBain or Ross MacDonald?<br />
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Thats a tough choice to make but I think itd have to be Elmore and not because he's the only one still working. James Patterson!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-06-25:537324:Comment:2046632009-06-25T04:08:49.419ZFlic Manninghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/FlicManning
James Patterson!
James Patterson! Blunt is excellent. This has…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-21:537324:Comment:1994332009-05-21T22:53:01.070ZJeff Rosshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JeffRoss
Blunt is excellent. This has been a great thread to read. It's good to see a number of my favorites on here. I sense that what makes a great stylist is someone who can make the book flow.<br />
I'm just getting into Leonard and his dialogue is great. Makes you turn the pages. But sometimes I want a little more than dialogue.
Blunt is excellent. This has been a great thread to read. It's good to see a number of my favorites on here. I sense that what makes a great stylist is someone who can make the book flow.<br />
I'm just getting into Leonard and his dialogue is great. Makes you turn the pages. But sometimes I want a little more than dialogue. Thanks, Donna, there's a new…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-10:537324:Comment:1978732009-05-10T19:45:59.652ZDonna Carrickhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Thanks, Donna, there's a new name to add to my reading list: Daniel Woodrell.
Thanks, Donna, there's a new name to add to my reading list: Daniel Woodrell. Ah, yes, influence.... For th…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-10:537324:Comment:1978702009-05-10T19:43:20.031ZDonna Carrickhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Ah, yes, influence.... For that I'm not sure WHO I'd choose. Maybe Martin Cruz Smith, though I'm not sure. I'll have to read my own stuff and see if I can figure it out.
Ah, yes, influence.... For that I'm not sure WHO I'd choose. Maybe Martin Cruz Smith, though I'm not sure. I'll have to read my own stuff and see if I can figure it out. Right on. If there was only o…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-10:537324:Comment:1978682009-05-10T19:41:03.491ZDonna Carrickhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Right on. If there was only one writer to choose from, I'd have to leave....
Right on. If there was only one writer to choose from, I'd have to leave.... Right now I'm dead-crazy abou…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-10:537324:Comment:1978652009-05-10T19:40:02.008ZDonna Carrickhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DonnaCarrick
Right now I'm dead-crazy about Giles Blunt. His latest stand-alone, "Breaking Lorca", made me cry out loud to the alarm of my kids, and this is something that isn't easy to do. His prior book "No Such Creature" was hysterical. And I loved every second of his Cardinal Series. His grasp of the human condition is profound.<br />
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Didn't mean to go on about it, but for currently-prolific writers in the genre, he gets my vote.
Right now I'm dead-crazy about Giles Blunt. His latest stand-alone, "Breaking Lorca", made me cry out loud to the alarm of my kids, and this is something that isn't easy to do. His prior book "No Such Creature" was hysterical. And I loved every second of his Cardinal Series. His grasp of the human condition is profound.<br />
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Didn't mean to go on about it, but for currently-prolific writers in the genre, he gets my vote. I like Margaret Millar too...tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-05-08:537324:Comment:1975992009-05-08T16:45:06.952ZLoretta Wheelerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LorettaWheeler
I like Margaret Millar too...
I like Margaret Millar too... Carole - have you ever tried…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-04-22:537324:Comment:1950842009-04-22T06:24:27.314ZLaura Roothttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/mallard
Carole - have you ever tried the Ripley series by Patricia Highsmith - she also wrote the book Strangers on a Train, which the film was based on. If not, I think you would enjoy those - I feel that Highsmith really paved the way for Ruth Rendell in terms of psychological crime/thriller books.
Carole - have you ever tried the Ripley series by Patricia Highsmith - she also wrote the book Strangers on a Train, which the film was based on. If not, I think you would enjoy those - I feel that Highsmith really paved the way for Ruth Rendell in terms of psychological crime/thriller books.