Dana King

68, Male

Laurel MD

United States

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Hometown:: Laurel MD
About Me:: Reader and writer of realistic, often gritty crime fiction. PI, procedural, the sub-genre doesn't matter. The books I like and write would not be big-budget blockbuster movies. Minimal special effects and explosions. Good dialog, credible characters, and tight writing. Humor helps, even ion more serious works.
I Am A:: Reader, Writer
Website:: http://danaking.blogspot.com
Books And Authors I Like:: Raymond Chandler, Ed McBain, Elmore Leonard are the first tier. Ray Banks, Ken Bruen, Declan Burke, James Lee Burke, Robert Crais, James Crumley, James Ellroy, Leighton Gage, Jack Getze, Allan Guthrie, Tim Hallinan, Carl Hiaasen, George V. Higgins, Declan Hughes, Dennis Lehane, Jon Loomis, John McFetridge, Adrian McKinty, Stuart Neville, Tim O'Mara, Robert B. Parker, George Pelecanos, Scott Phillips, Richard Price, Charlie Stella, Joseph Wambaugh, Donald Westlake

Too many books to mention.
Movies And TV Shows I Like:: The Wire; Deadwood; The Sopranos; The Shield; Godfathers I and II; Goodfellas; Casino; The Usual Suspects, The French Connection, Confidence, LA Confidential, Sunset Boulevard; Double Indemnity; Body Heat; Monty Python and the Holy Grail; Animal House; Blazing Saddles. (Not everything is a mystery.)