tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post8358743846821736664..comments2024-01-31T04:29:38.858-06:00Comments on The Outfit: A Collective of Chicago Crime Writers: Captured Here In My Quotation MarksSean Chercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00939494866272006802noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-25342522467934050842015-10-27T14:05:49.153-05:002015-10-27T14:05:49.153-05:00`
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George...I'm a Mamet fan; I loved that example.<br /><br />George V. Higgins may write the best dialog of that type ever.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-70169278552457026012009-12-11T11:59:33.611-06:002009-12-11T11:59:33.611-06:00Or Don DeLillo. Norah's statement sounded as ...Or Don DeLillo. Norah's statement sounded as though she were reading from White Noise!Sara Paretskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803185134430978343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29793018.post-69419790096198493842009-12-11T11:35:03.366-06:002009-12-11T11:35:03.366-06:00Don't forget Elmore Leonard, who, in my book, ...Don't forget Elmore Leonard, who, in my book, is a master of dialogue.Libby Hellmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10693555214699897283noreply@blogger.com