The Mystery, Crime, and Thriller Group discussion

gearing up here -- must do research!

Same here, I'll post as I get into the books.. Good luck!

Wow - I discovered a book I'd never read (or heard of) by watching something I'd dvrd on TCM --The Bloody Spur, by Charles Einstein, basis of the movie While the City Sleeps.

I love those old black and white movies! Ordered this book today.

Nancy wrote: "Wow - I discovered a book I'd never read (or heard of) by watching something I'd dvrd on TCM --The Bloody Spur, by Charles Einstein, basis of the movie While the City Sleeps.

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Is it noir fiction? When and where is it set?

S.K. wrote: "Nancy wrote: "Wow - I discovered a book I'd never read (or heard of) by watching something I'd dvrd on TCM --The Bloody Spur, by Charles Einstein, basis of the movie While the City..."

Book is set in Chicago, but when Fritz Lang made it into a film, it got moved to New York. I love Fritz Lang.

First entry! The Drowning Pool, by Ross Macdonald, written in 1950; review is here.

There is a movie of the same name (although it bears very little resemblance to the novel)starring Paul Newman as "Harper" rather than Archer and set in Lousiana instead of California, made in 1975.

next up: The Nanny, by Evelyn Piper.