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he said HARDBOILED! Try Charlie Huston's NYC books. Alan Guthrie's latest A Hard Man is friggin brutal (the 500 mushroom tea). James Crumley wrote a few in the 80's like the Mexican Tree Duck (while I like it, I wouldn't point you to his recent stuff right off). Jason Starr writes some tough stuff. And of course Ken Bruen. These are contemporary. If you like that noir feel there's always Willeford and Thompson. Anything in the Hard Case crime series...although some of the reprints from the 40's feel like they're reprints.
oh yeah and what Rob said about Vachss.
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