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James Crumley


USA flag (1939 - 2008)

James Arthur Crumley was the author of violent hardboiled crime novels and several volumes of short stories and essays, as well as published and unpublished screenplays. He has been described as "one of modern crime writing's best practitioners", who was "a patron saint of the post-Vietnam private eye novel" and a cross between Raymond Chandler and Hunter S. Thompson. His book The Last Good Kiss has been described as "the most influential crime novel of the last 50 years."
 


Genres: Mystery
 
Series
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C W Sughrue
   1. The Last Good Kiss (1979)
   The Mexican Tree Duck (1993)
   Bordersnakes (1996)
   The Right Madness (2005)
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Novels
   One to Count Cadence (1969)
   Pigeon Shoot (1987)
   Whores (1989)
   Muddy Fork and Other Things (1991)
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Collections
   The Putt at the End of the World (2000) (with others)
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Books containing stories by James Crumley
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Lone Star Noir (2010)
(Akashic Noir)
edited by
Bobby Byrd and Johnny Byrd

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Awards
1985 Falcon Award : The Wrong Case

Award nominations
2005 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : The Right Madness
2002 CWA Gold Dagger (shortlist) : The Final Country
1984 Shamus Award for Best PI Novel (nominee) : Dancing Bear


James Crumley recommends
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Tryst (2024)
(Frank Johnson, book 25)
Ed Lynskey
"Rings true."
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Walla Walla Suite (2007)
(Quinn , book 2)
Anne Argula
"A wonderful novel - smart, funny, and remarkably humane."
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Lone Creek (2007)
(Hugh Davoren, book 1)
Neil McMahon
"Lone Creek is a lovely novel, smart and exciting, set in a landscape that throbs with beauty. I loved it."

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