User talk:Thomasroche

Carroll John Daly
Hi Thomas, was just wondering if you could help me :). When you wrote the above article, it said Daly has been credited with creating the first hard-boiled detective story in 1923. I was just wondering if you knew what that story was called, and where I might find it? Also, the article now says lists the earliest book as 1926...? BillMasen (talk) 08:28, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

Carroll John Daly
(talk) -- sorry I didn't get this earlier; I guess I didn't realize people could leave me messages on my talk page. As for the Daly reference, I'm not sure where I referenced it to. Since I posted that, I've seen both 1923 and 1926, though I think 1923 seems more reasonable; even so, it's been notoriously difficult to find accurate information about Daly's publishing history. I just requested "The Black Mask Boys" by William F. Nolan from my local library; it's an anthology, but reportedly has biographical information so hopefully it'll answer the question.

Carroll John Daly
I'm not sure if I'm following the right protocol here -- User BillMasen had asked about the first hard-boiled detective story, purportedly by Carroll John Daly; I found this reference in the book The Black Mask Boys by William F. Nolan, where he says it's "Knights of the Open Palm," Black Mask magazine June 1, 1923, the first story featuring Daly's Race Williams character. However, the anthology The Black Mask Boys does not include this story; that honor goes to "Three Gun Terry," featuring Daly's earlier character Terry Mack, whom Nolan credits as being the immediate precursor to Williams, and says that with Mack "the mold was fully cast" for the hard-boiled detective character. This story appeared two weeks before "Knights," in Black Mask, 15 May 1923. Hope that's helpful. thomasroche (talk) 23:48, 14 May 2010 (PDT)

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