Welcome and Introductions

[Patrick]

Hi everyone! I am an avid reader and fan of pulps of all sorts. Besides classics (lately reading old pulps of 'The Spider'), I'm also a fan of 70s and 80s serial fiction similar in style to the old school stuff: the Dirty Harry Man of Action books, Destroyer, etc., definitely a fan of books designed for adventure and thrills over critical praise and awards.

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome to the group, Patrick.
Several of our members have enjoyed Blood & Tacos # 1, a homage to the men's adventure books of those decades. Sounds like you might like them as well. You can read for free here - http://www.bloodandtacos.com/issue-1-...

[Patrick]

Thanks, Melki! I will go check it out right now!

[Patrick]

Just got it for my Kindle!

[Toby]

Melki wrote: "Welcome to the group, Patrick.
Several of our members have enjoyed Blood & Tacos # 1, a homage to the men's adventure books of those decades. Sounds like you might like them as well. You can re..."

Melki are you on commision for those guys yet? :D

[Melki, Femme fatale]

No - Kemper started it, and Alberto showed me the read-for-free link. They get all the kickbacks.

[Patrick]

Melki wrote: "No - Kemper started it, and Alberto showed me the read-for-free link. They get all the kickbacks."


Well, I have you to thank for it, Melki! Maybe you should be...

[Samantha]

Hey guys, I'm Samantha from Columbus, Ohio. I got into reading pulp novels because of my love of old movies and film noir. I started out with Michael Shayne books and Raymond Chandler and branched out from there.

I'm wondering what you consider pulp here. Is it just detective/crime stories or do you lump in all serialized stories in pulp magazines? I'm thinking of Edgar Rice Burroughs and some of the sci-fi stories.

[Michael, Anti-Hero]

We focus on the crime aspects; hardboiled and noir

[Toby]

Samantha wrote: "Hey guys, I'm Samantha from Columbus, Ohio. I got into reading pulp novels because of my love of old movies and film noir. I started out with Michael Shayne books and Raymond Chandler and branched ..."

Mike Shayne is a forgotten noir hero, but I guess you can blame his author for allowing other people to write under his pseudonym. Those later ones just aren't the same.

[Patrick]

Never heard of Michael Shayne. Now I feel like I'm missing something! I've been reading Ross Macdonald and Spillane quite a bit lately.

[Dan]

Tfitoby wrote: "Mike Shayne is a forgotten noir hero, but I guess you can blame his author for allowing other people to write under his pseudonym. Those later ones just aren't the same. "

Right on. The later Shayne books are almost unreadable even though they have delightfully cheesey photo covers.

[Carl]

Hi my name is Carl and I am a big fan of the Spenser novels, the only other Parker books I've read are the westerns featuring Everett Cole, there are only four of these but they are fantastic.

[Patrick]

Just wanted to let everyone know I loved Blood and Tacos No. 1. Thanks for turning me on to it, Melki. I even wrote about them in my latest blog. Hopefully it will attract more folks to read it!

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Thanks, Patrick. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Feel free to post a link to your blog.

[Patrick]

I did enjoy it. My blog mentioning it can be found here: http://www.patrickwhitehurst.blogspot...

Hope you are having a fun Friday!

[Dave]

Just wanted to say hi to all! I'm really excited to read the recommendations you have mentioned on here. I've finished reading what I can find so far of Dashiel Hammett and Raymond Chandler. I'm looking for more stories like theirs!

[Jed]

I am only mentioning my novel in this introduction to explain my deep interest in Noir. I hope it is ok. My name is Jed Power. My new crime novel is "The Boss of Hampton Beach." My bartender protagonist is named Dan Marlowe. The real Dan Marlowe was my father's best friend and wrote his masterpiece, "The Name of the Game is Death," while living with my family. He named a character after me. I've returned the honor. The second in the Dan Marlowe series, "Hampton Beach Homicide" will be out in November.

[Brendon]

Hey, so many authors I like seemed to connect to this page I thought I should join in and pick up some great new reading tips. I'm from New Zealand and I have to give a plug to a dark and nasty little novel "The Scarecrow" by the excellent local writer Ronald Hugh Morrieson. Opening line is one of the best I've ever read:

"The same week our fowls were stolen, Daphne Moran had her throat slit"

it's your typical small town tale of incest and necrophillia. Best of all this is typically assigned in NZ high school English classes when you're 16! Not sure how available it is in the USA, but if you can track a copy down you'll have a great read in store.

[Thad]

I'm Thad Brown, from the U.S., newly joined in this group though I've been on Goodreads for awhile. To be honest, I do most of my posting about my reading here on Goodreads under my real name; "Thad Brown" is the pen name I use for writing my (clean!) "girls-with-guns" crime fiction stories. So as Thad, I most likely won't post much here. But if you all will have me on those terms, I'll be a faithful lurker, read the discussions, and hopefully vote to like some of your reviews!

[Jim]

Welcome, Thad!

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome to the group, gentlemen.

[Thad]

Thanks, Jim and Melki. (Jim, great to see you here!)

[T.J.]

Nice to meet you, Michael. I'm an avid reader, love noir, and I'm looking forward to the book recommendations in this group. Have you read any Daniel Woodrell?

[Kelly]

Hi everybody - Kelly from BC, Canada. I've been on Good Reads for about four years, but just finally got around to joining a few groups over the weekend. Before I could even read I'd watch film noir on my dad's knee (and Doctor Who), so one might say I was instilled with a love of noir/pulp/hard boiled detective fiction from a young age.

I'm looking forward to chatting with some like-minded folks and getting some excellent recommendations from you folks!

[David]

Kelly wrote: "Hi everybody - Kelly from BC, Canada. I've been on Good Reads for about four years, but just finally got around to joining a few groups over the weekend. Before I could even read I'd watch film n..."

Anyone who combines a love of noir with a love of The Doctor is always welcome, in my opinion!

[Kelly]

David wrote: "Anyone who combines a love of noir with a love of The Doctor is always welcome, in my opinion!"

Hah - thanks!

[Steve]

Hi,
Some of my favorite authors include Robert B. Parker, Donald Westlake, Robert Crais, Lee Child. I also write crime fiction novels with a dark, humorous edge.

Steve

[Melissa]

Hello.
Been following goodreads on twitter but just signed up, so I'm still figuring things out.
I have read everything I could get my hands on by Raymond Chandler and Ross MacDonald

[Richard]

Michael wrote: "Of Course that is alright, but here you'll probably find most of the books would be American, possibly set in LA."

I've found the right club.

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome to the group, Steve and Melissa. I'm sure you'll find plenty of good reading suggestions here.

[[deleted user]]

Hello I'm Lynne and I live in the foothills of the Pyrenees in south-west France. By profession I'm a translator/proofreader and I'm very happy to have come across goodreads!

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome, Lynne. Glad you're enjoying Goodreads.

[Steve]

Melki wrote: "Welcome to the group, Steve and Melissa. I'm sure you'll find plenty of good reading suggestions here."

Thanks, Melki :)

[James]

Just thought I would 'check in'
Hi from Bangkok, Thailand.
I like Chandler and Hammemt and the noir detective style. I am also a big fan of James Hadley Chase for his skill with plot.
I also write pulp fiction, but am not here to promote myself or anything like that. Just looking for new books to enjoy.

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome, James. The authors you mentioned are BIG favorites with this group. You should feel right at home.

[Craig]

Hi All,

I've toiled most of my career in episodic TV writing including mysteries like Simon and Simon and Magnum P.I. and the scifi miniseries V: The Final Battle.

Now I write noir. My agent's trying to sell my first novel, Go Down Hard, and I'm halfway through the second, Go Down Screaming.

I've got a short story up on Amazon if anyone wants to get it for their Kindle, or I'd be happy to send the PDF to anyone in this group for free if you subscribe to my blog at CraigFaustusBuck.com and send me a note to remind me.

If you do subscribe, don't worry about being overloaded. I'm one of those lazy bloggers who gets around to posting something once every two or three months.

Cheers,

Craig Faustus Buck

[Melki, Femme fatale]

Welcome to the group, Jonathan and Craig.

[Guillermo]

Hello Noir people,

My name is Ismael "Ish," nice to meet you all. Noir is one of my favorite genres. It seems like the influence has always been around me since I was a kid but I never actually noticed it until my late 20's. Since this realization, I've been grabbing classic titles like crazy; Chandler, Cain, Hammett,and the rest of the giants.

Charles Bukowski is one of my all time favorites. I've read almost all his books. I'm not sure if he's completely welcomed into the school of hard boiled, but his writing has that tough, solitary feeling that I think qualifies him. I hope to start some threads on his writing.

I joined because I want to make friends who like Noir, and add all the gems to my "to-read" list. Also I'm very interested in learning about musicians who got that Noir style. Movies, art, everything, I want to hear about it.

I wrote my first book. It's not Noir work but it definitely has those elements. More of a bizarre tale filled with violence and absurd comedy. If there are any reviewers out there, please get at me.

Feel free to friend me!

[Guy]

Hello: Just looking at the title of the current read (Brett Halliday) tells me I want to be here. I'm a fan of noir fiction, pulp and vintage crime. Just bought a vintage copy of Meanwhile Back at the Morgue by Mike Avallone. Recently finished James M. Cain's The Cocktail Waitress.

[Michael, Anti-Hero]

Welcome Ismael and Guy

[Guy]

I'd like to suggest a folder for kindle books. I come across some great titles (cheap) and mostly it's pure luck when I find them.

[Michael, Anti-Hero]

feel free to create it

[Guillermo]

Thanks for the welcome.

[Prince]

whats good pulp fiction? this group looks BOMB. here to indulge my noir/pulp obsession and meet some fellow pulp obsessives. peace from boston --JD

[Axel]

Howdy. The name's Axel Howerton. I am an author, mainly "crime", and I'll leave it at that. Hit up my profile for more info, if you're so inclined. I'm an avowed Pulp addict. From the Black Mask days to new masters like Dutch Leonard and James Ellroy, and all points in-between. IMHO Hammett created the genre and stands forever atop the bloody pile.

Glad to be here, hope to find some new pals and some new writers to indulge in.

[Mohammed]

Welcome Axel good to have you here.


"Hammett stands forever atop the bloody pile"

Hehe thats great line, more of Hammett fans to tell that to Chandler fans here :)

[Dianne]

Hello - I see by the dates above that no one posts here frequently, but I thought I would introduce myself and the type of crime novels that I love. I grew up reading Mickey Spillane (Mike Hammer) and Sydney Sheldon (can't remember author's name) detective novels, but I also enjoy original Robert Ludlum, Alistair MacLean, Stephen King and many other genres. Probably dated myself with the first two mentions though LOL!

[Patrice]

Thanks for starting the group. Just my genre to write. Let me know if you'd like to read a copy of: http://www.amazon.com/The-Unfinished-...

THE UNFINISHED

Michael wrote: "Welcome, I've started this group because I'm addicted to Goodreads and I wanted a good place to talk about my favourite genre; pulp. I'm sure as the group grows it will evolve into more crime style..."

[Tristan]

Hey people - I'm a Belgium-based devotee of all things noir. I have to come clean by saying that I haven't read that much of the genre, but I do know a thing or two about the genre in the filmmedium. Right now I'm wading through some short story collections featuring the classics of the genre and I've bought the gorgeous Library of America box set containing some essential novels from the 30's, 40's and 50's. It's been one hell of a ride so far. Looking forward to reading more and discussing them with you fine folks. Cheerio!