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Originally Posted by Moejoe
What's most interesting about Marlowe as seen through Parker's eyes is that Spenser, Parker's original creation, was directly based upon Marlowe. There's an interview somewhere where Parker says (paraphrasing)
I just thought of what Marlowe would do and I had Spenser do it.
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Yes, that' what made me read Parker in the first place. Fun, light and entertaining, but lacking any Marlowe substance. I grew tired of Spencer after a few books,and especially of his obsession with this Susan of his (why do I even still remember her name?
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Originally Posted by Moejoe
If you want somehing fun and original, not parody or imitation, then William F. Nolan's "The Black Mask Boys" series is worth a look. In the series, Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammet and Erle Stanely Gardner are amateur sleuths solving crimes. 
http://www.thrillingdetective.com/ey...mask_boys.html |
Sounds worth trying, are these available as ebooks?