^Hammett is great, isn't he?
I just read The Wheelman by Duane Swierczinski. This was his first novel, yet somehow I wound up reading it third, after The Blonde and Severance Package.
Swierczinski writes what can only be described as "gonzo crime fiction." His style (like Hammet's) is minimalist, and his novels are blackly humourous, extremely fast-paced, and packed with incident.
Swierczinski is part of a "new wave of noir" that includes writers like Victor Gischler (Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse), Ken Bruen (The Guards), Jason Starr (Cold Caller), Charlie Huston (Caught Stealing), and Christa Faust (Money Shot). I recommend all of them.
I just read The Wheelman by Duane Swierczinski. This was his first novel, yet somehow I wound up reading it third, after The Blonde and Severance Package.
Swierczinski writes what can only be described as "gonzo crime fiction." His style (like Hammet's) is minimalist, and his novels are blackly humourous, extremely fast-paced, and packed with incident.
Swierczinski is part of a "new wave of noir" that includes writers like Victor Gischler (Go-Go Girls of the Apocalypse), Ken Bruen (The Guards), Jason Starr (Cold Caller), Charlie Huston (Caught Stealing), and Christa Faust (Money Shot). I recommend all of them.