Matthew Pritchard Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Hello all, my name is Matthew Pritchard and I am a crime writer. My debut novel, Scarecrow, (Salt Publishing) is out on September15th. The main reason I became a writer is because I have always loved being a reader, so I am looking forward toparticipating on this forum and reading users’ opinions. Who are my favourite crime authors? Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler would be right up there, along withElmore Leonard and Ian Rankin. I tend to favour books with good, strong, humancharacters and hate it when the protagonists are either too perfect or tooflawed. What do I consider the best work from the above four maestros? Hammett – The Dain Curse Chandler – Farewell, My Lovely Leonard – anything he’s written Rankin – Black and Blue (one of the few books I’ve read in a single (albeit very sore-bottomed!) sitting) Anyway, this is just to say hello and I look forward to speaking with you. Cheers Matthew Pritchard Quote
chesilbeach Posted May 27, 2013 Posted May 27, 2013 Hi Matthew! Good to see an author join the forum to discuss the books they like to read with us. Look forward to seeing you around the boards. Quote
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