-=> Quoting Sam Waring to Robert White <=-
 SW> I just discovered him; now I gotta work through the backlist.  I
 SW> liked THE BAD SAMARITAN no end, but somehow didn't warm up as much to
 SW> THE  CHERRY BLOSSOM MURDER.  P'raps it was because the murderer winds
 SW> up  getting away with it....
Yeah, I guess I can agree with your point there. I think my favorite of
Barnards is 'Death of a Perfect Mother'; that may not be the exact title, but
close.  'Bad Samaritan' is pretty good as well.
My current favorite is the Sharon McCone series by Marcia Muller. The female
detective has a lot of V.I. Warshawski and solid dash Kinsey Milhone in her
character. As Ms. McCone describes herself '...frequently secretive,
occasionally violent, and sometimes emotionally stingy.' A good hard-boiled
female dick.
Speaking of which, in these politically correct times, where have the likes 
f
Travis McGee, Philip Marlowe, and Lew Archer gone. All the male detective -
the few you can find - are all understanding and supportive and Alan Alda
clones.
G'luck find the rest of the RB's.
Bob 8-{)
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