Joe Gores (1931–2011)

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1. Joe Gores

   Author of Hammett, Dead Man, Cases

2. Donald E. Westlake

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3. John D. MacDonald

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6. Lawrence Block

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7. Kenneth Millar

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8. Raymond Chandler

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9. Dashiell Hammett

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10. Ed McBain

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11. Jonathan Gash

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12. Loren D. Estleman

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13. Marcia Muller

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14. Robert B. Parker

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18. Walter Mosley

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19. Thomas Perry

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20. Gregory Mcdonald

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