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Salon Book Awards 2007

By Laura Miller — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

From an imaginary history of Alaskan Jews to a compelling glimpse of the CIA, we pick the 10 most pleasurable reading experiences of the year.

Letters

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Yes, detective novels are lousy -- if you're too lazy to search out the good ones! Mystery readers (and quite a few mystery writers) strike back at Ben Yagoda.

The case of the overrated mystery novel

By Ben Yagoda — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Robert Parker, Dennis Lehane, Lawrence Block, Michael Connelly -- I've read them all. Amid the logrolling and endless hype, one thing gets obscured: Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald did it first, and did it a lot better.

The case for Raymond Chandler

By Allen Barra — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

The creator of Philip Marlowe has been called an imitator and a hack, but he deserves his lonely, disillusioned corner in the American literary canon.

"The Big Sleep"

By Michael Sragow — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Humphrey Bogart and Howard Hawks get Raymond Chandler so right, who cares if the plot doesn't square?

Getting there

By Jacqueline Carey — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Are the ends supposed to justify the means? Or is it the other way around?

Real Life Rock Top 10

By Greil Marcus — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Gumshoes and old men edition.

Elmore Leonard

By Sean Elder — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

The world's coolest crime writer has an uncanny ear for wry dialogue and a deep belief in lives with second acts.

Hard boiled

By David Bowman — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Five great noir novels from the post-Chandler generations.

Birds do it. Bees do it. Even teens on the WB do it ...

By Jenn Shreve — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:12:00 PST

Sex ed. takes a beating in Minneapolis; Slovenia hires a PR firm; black Sam Spades take the whodunit stage.