tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post38466185766842476..comments2023-12-14T10:28:43.397+00:00Comments on Declan Burke: Here’s One We Made Earlier: Fast One by Paul CainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-78889993895169814462007-07-13T10:03:00.000+01:002007-07-13T10:03:00.000+01:00Hi Peter - I think it's fairer to say that I try t...Hi Peter - I think it's fairer to say that I try to write noir with humour ... but when I'm reading I'll read anything that's well-written, and I'm particularly fond of the hardboiled stuff that's so fast-paced there's no time for jokes and gags ... and Fast One fits the bill in that respect probably better than any of the early hardboiled novels. Cheers, DecDeclan Burkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14322645323239292406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4938060587020568315.post-13745021405791597672007-07-13T03:51:00.000+01:002007-07-13T03:51:00.000+01:00That was an interesting choice for the Rap Sheet l...That was an interesting choice for the Rap Sheet list. Here's why: You write noir with humor, and I found a surprising streak of fun in <I>Seven Slayers</I>, which is the only Cain I read. I was especially surprised to find that humor in an author Bill Pronzini called the hardest boiled of the Black Mask writers.<BR/>===================<BR/> Detectives Beyond Borders<BR/>"Because Murder Is More Fun Away From Home"<BR/> http://detectivesbeyondborders.blogspot.com/Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.com