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To: LindyBill who wrote (598)	2/23/2008 6:05:13 PM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 9626

Missing [John J. Miller] The most obvious name missing from that best-crime-writer list is Michael Connelly. (It's hard to go wrong with him, but the book I would recommend is Angels Flight.) One of the next books I intend to read is The Last Good Kiss, by James Crumley, which I keep hearing is one of the great hard-boiled novels of all time; Crumley isn't on the list, either. And I'll put in yet another good word for Corner friend Robert Ferrigno. If his alt-future-history novels aren't your cup of tea, try Heartbreaker. Finally, I'm a big fan of Steve Hamilton, in large part because his novels are mostly set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Notwithstanding what I've just written, the list in the Telegraph is well done and includes lots of good suggestions. RE: 50 Crime Writers to Read Before You Die [Mark Hemingway] I just examined that list a little closer, and while very pleased to see George Pelecanos and Jim Thompson on the list, it's an absolute travesty that Ross MacDonald is not included. In my humble opinion, The Drowning Pool is one of the better American mysteries of the century. corner.nationalreview.com