In First Person pov and conflict. Having trouble.

Yes, there are some great books written in first person pov. i accept that. but in my novel which is about a female private detective in the late 1940's, i want a dark, brooding, sexy novel--and I want to show conflict. a lot of it.
i've written it two ways. third person and first. I find it easier to show conflict in third person.
the problem is: i want to go with first person pov, because I think it's better for this particular story with this particular heroine. any suggestions?

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Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 5:35am
yes, thank you. I left out Chandler! big omission. i'm actually referring to crime fiction only. i am reading double indemnity--and it's told in retrospect. i'm trying to do that with my heroine--but not sure how. still feeling my way around. first novel and all that.
Permalink Reply by terry bowman on August 30, 2007 at 4:12am
Most of the Michael Connelly Harry Bosch novels are in First Person.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 5:38am
yes, will read him. thank you for that.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 5:46am
ooh, thank you Joyce. i'll have to read Connelly.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 6:53am
yup. went online and am going to read him next week, hopefully.
Permalink Reply by Barbara Fister on August 30, 2007 at 7:18am
One of them at least was in first. Harry sounded just like Michael Connelly.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 6:18pm
okay thank you.
Permalink Reply by terry bowman on August 30, 2007 at 10:55am
Sorry about that. I remember hearing Michael talk about that two weeks ago in Nashville. Hey experimented in the beginning but went w/ 3rd p. The Lincoln Lawyer is 1st p. He's working on the sequel for Lincoln Lawyer now. I believe it's his next book out. He's happy to be cheating the 1 book 1 year calendar. I'm happy that he is too.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 6:18pm
no probs. thanks so much for your post.
Permalink Reply by carole gill on August 30, 2007 at 6:53am
just reserved him. looking forward to reading him.
Permalink Reply by Jude Hardin on August 30, 2007 at 9:27am
John D. MacDonald's Travis Mcgee novels (highly recommended).

Robert B. Parker's Spenser novels.

James Patterson's Alex Cross novels (1st/3rd actually, which is an option you might want to explore)

Andrew Vacchs's Burke novels.

Those are a few off the top of my head. When you get down to it, though, every harboiled/noir detective novel ever published has a tremendous amount of conflict, regardless of POV. Otherwise, it wouldn't be hardboiled/noir, and it wouldn't be published.
Permalink Reply by terry bowman on August 30, 2007 at 1:56pm
Burke is my favorite character ever. Bosch and Robicheaux are the unholy trinity

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