What are some examples of pulp detective novels?

Question

The movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang with Robert Downey Jr features a series of pulp fiction detective novels with a character called Johnny Gossamer. They're printed on very cheap paper and don't seem to be portrayed as fine works of literature.
Now I know the Johnny Gossamer books aren't real, but I'm looking for some books like it that are-Detectives that always have cigarettes hanging off the end of their lip and that narrate their actions. I've read the classy detective books-Chandler, Hammet, etc. Were the books in Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang movie based on a real series? If not, i'd be looking for some examples of 1950's and 60's pulp detective fiction, possibly with a recurring character throughout a series, if books like that actually exist.

It'd be appreciated if suggestions given were still in print, in their original form or collected anthologies, or that they be available not far beyond their original prices.

Answer 1

There seems to be a resurgence of interest in the old pulp detectives. Some farther back than the 1950s, in fact. The 1930s and '40s were the heyday of the pulp magazine - called such because of the cheap pulp paper used to print the magazines. For an example of the 1030s and '40s, you might look at this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Pulp-Detectives-Tom-Johnson/dp/1450509444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1276011820&sr=1-1

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What are some examples of pulp detective novels?

The movie Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang with Robert Downey Jr features a series of pulp fiction detective novels with a character called Johnny Gossamer. They're printed on very cheap paper and don't seem to be portrayed as fine works of literature.

Now I know the Johnny Gossamer books aren't...

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Anything Dashiell Hammett is wonderful. Mickey Spillane is great. Raymond Chandler is fantastic. As a crime fiction writer, I teethed on these books. I adored them. 40's Detective Noir Fiction is one of my favorite genres and occasionally I write a story in the genre myself. I just love those gritty gumshoes with the bottle of gin in the desk drawer and that blonde secretary with a big heart kind of stuff. If you enjoy the Genre, try The Concrete Blonde or Trunk Music by Michael Connelly (or any of his work - I think he teethed on it, too) And for a very unusual type of pulp fiction - try Glen Cook's The Garrett Series - which blends fantasy with hitmen elves and drunken pixies with a deadman who can read minds, a mafia princess, a redhead whose family owns a brewery, and a mouse-woman in love with the detective, Garrett. His favorite quote is "Beer is my favorite food and redheads are my favorite sport) The new one comes out in two days, and I can hardly wait to devour it. Cook is a very prolific author - you can tell the Garrett stories - they always have the name of a metal in them. Pax-C

Answer 4

Books re-published in the Black Lizard series might be up your alley (of them I've only read The Grifters, which isn't detective fiction, but this would at least be a good place to start, I think):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Lizard

Answer 5

normally i watch a lot of tv set but i do love a good publication if i get into the booklet i wont put it down and i really like that i get to use my creativity a lot more than with a tv

Answer 6

So far as books which may have movies, the catalogs aren't limited by a set timeframe and therefore can get into a lot more depth then a feature period movie could. Movies finish up very different from the book sometimes

Answer 7

The Mike Hammer novels



and in the UK,books by Hank Jansen