Fascinating piece on George V. Higgins (author of “Friends of Eddie Coyle,” etc.) and the development of the Boston crime novel in the new issue of CrimeReads. Overwhelming to me because the article’s author Scott von Doviak referenced ME as an heir of Higgins (cause of World Enough, I assume) toward the end:
“While the first three [of Higgins’ work] are still the best, it’s heartening to see the genre start to emerge from their shadow. Recent works by Adam Abramowitz, Clea Simon, and Edwin Hill have taken the Boston crime novel in new directions…”
Wow! But although that’s the part that’s going to stay with me, you can read the whole fascinating and well researched article here: How George V. Higgins Invented The Boston Crime Novel: On The Friends of Eddie Coyle and the Birth of Boston Noir.