hardboiled

• As with many true originals, much of Brackett's work, for all its seeming diversity--hardboiled, standard mystery, Westerns, high fantasy, science fiction--falls in a remarkably straight line. —  FSFDec2003
• A wonderful review of pulp days, paperback original days, hardboiled, cozy, British writers--whew. —  EQMM,August2006
• His other interests include professional boxing and jazz music, both of which provide fitting subjects for the hardboiled style of fiction for which he's known Tim Murray had covered the Paley murder case since the morning after it happened, first as a reporter for the Bisbee Eagle, later for the Douglas Enterprise. —  EQMM,August2006
• Though the author received a nomination for the Private Eye Writers of America's Shamus Award in 2002, it was for a story that was "hardboiled" without actually featuring a P.I. (See "Cobalt Blues" 9-10/01.) —  EQMM, August 2005
• I try and be hardboiled, but I know I've alienated some friends and family over this, and the ideas make me uncomfortable. —  Israel Palestine Blogs

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