Hard Case Crime discussion

Try fantastic fiction, they list one for most authors or just google authors to see if they have any.

Check out the authors section of the Thrilling detective website. It's a treasure trove: http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/authors.html

check out
Hardboiled America by Geoffrey O'Brien... an intrinsically entertaining read. Such a great book I had to read it twice.

Also Robert Porfirio's book on Jim Thompson is amazing.

Ben, do you mean Robert Polito's book on Jim Thompson?

Adam wrote: "Check out the authors section of the Thrilling detective website. It's a treasure trove: http://www.thrillingdetective.com/tri..."


Absolutely!!!
Also -
Paperback Confidential - Crime Writers Of The Paperback Era by Brian Ritt

and

Heartbreak And Vine by Woody Haut

can't do better than those!

also -check out the Rara Avis archives on-line

Ben wrote: "check out
Hardboiled America by Geoffrey O'Brien... an intrinsically entertaining read. Such a great book I had to read it twice.

Also Robert Porfirio's book on Jim Thompson is amazing."

Yeah, I meant Polito. Also check out the bio Goodis: A Life in Black and White by Philipe Garnier, an insanely entertaining read.