Wanted: Gumshoe - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T18:42:53Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:24535?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A25349&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noJoin the rara-avis discussion…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-16:537324:Comment:253492007-04-16T18:20:06.891ZMark Troyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/metroy
Join the rara-avis discussion list, even if only to lurk, and you'll find a wealth of information about 30s and 40s gumshoes. <a href="http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/">http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/</a>
Join the rara-avis discussion list, even if only to lurk, and you'll find a wealth of information about 30s and 40s gumshoes. <a href="http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/">http://www.miskatonic.org/rara-avis/</a> My belief of a gumshoe is sim…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-15:537324:Comment:247002007-04-15T03:58:35.122ZDennis Leppanenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/TheWarbler
My belief of a gumshoe is simply this; after hours of stakeouts where they couldn't smoke---they would inadvertantly step on the gum that they had chewed & discarded...<br />
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As far as 30's to 40's stuff---check out Loren D. Estleman's Whiskey River, prohibition bootlegging & Jitterbug, the 40's war and foodstamps and the Detroit scene when the auto industry switches to making war machines. Totally fascinating. Cops & Crooks galore...
My belief of a gumshoe is simply this; after hours of stakeouts where they couldn't smoke---they would inadvertantly step on the gum that they had chewed & discarded...<br />
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As far as 30's to 40's stuff---check out Loren D. Estleman's Whiskey River, prohibition bootlegging & Jitterbug, the 40's war and foodstamps and the Detroit scene when the auto industry switches to making war machines. Totally fascinating. Cops & Crooks galore... I don't know the difference b…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:246232007-04-14T23:38:46.383ZHappyRubyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/HappyRuby
I don't know the difference between Gumshoe and Detective - I thought they were the same. Try Lise McClendon's One O'Clock Jump and Sweet and Low Down. Also, This Dame For Hire and Too Darn Hot by Sandra Scoppettone. <br />
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HappyRuby
I don't know the difference between Gumshoe and Detective - I thought they were the same. Try Lise McClendon's One O'Clock Jump and Sweet and Low Down. Also, This Dame For Hire and Too Darn Hot by Sandra Scoppettone. <br />
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HappyRuby I am very familiar with Hamme…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:245532007-04-14T21:41:00.177ZKaren Syedhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/KarenSyed
I am very familiar with Hammett's work. Some of my favorites, as a matter of fact. Will have to look into the Chandlers. <br />
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Thanks!
I am very familiar with Hammett's work. Some of my favorites, as a matter of fact. Will have to look into the Chandlers. <br />
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Thanks! A gumshoe is merely a detecti…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-04-14:537324:Comment:245472007-04-14T21:32:23.276ZRobert Gregory Brownehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RobGregoryBrowne
A gumshoe is merely a detective, so named because of rubber-soled shoes that would allow him to be stealthy. At least that's how I heard it. I think most of the time people equate gumshoe with a private detective.<br />
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I'd highly recommend the work of Raymond Chandler, particularly THE LONG GOODBYE and THE BIG SLEEP. You might also look at Hammett's nameless detective (an insurance investigator). If you want to find out just about everything there is to know about detective fiction, check out this…
A gumshoe is merely a detective, so named because of rubber-soled shoes that would allow him to be stealthy. At least that's how I heard it. I think most of the time people equate gumshoe with a private detective.<br />
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I'd highly recommend the work of Raymond Chandler, particularly THE LONG GOODBYE and THE BIG SLEEP. You might also look at Hammett's nameless detective (an insurance investigator). If you want to find out just about everything there is to know about detective fiction, check out this link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.thrillingdetective.com">http://www.thrillingdetective.com</a>