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標題[新聞]最偉大犯罪小說家 英美都選海史密斯
時間Tue May 6 18:14:25 2008
最偉大犯罪小說家 英美都選海史密斯
丁文玲／綜合外電報導 (中國時報/20080506)
美國《時代周刊》四月下旬選出「五十位最偉大的犯罪小說作家」，榜首是創作出
《天才雷普利》系列的女作家海史密斯（Patricia Highsmith），第二名是多產的比利時
法語推理作家西默農，第三名則是全球最暢銷的推理小說女王阿嘉莎．克莉絲蒂。
同時間，英國《每日電訊報》也選出「一生必讀的五十位犯罪小說作家」，榜首也
同樣是海史密斯。
海史密斯的作品很早就被希區考克相中，改拍成電影，她也是美國犯罪小說祖師母
級的人物。英美兩份犯罪小說作家名單上，眾所熟悉的名家包括克莉絲蒂、西默農、錢德
勒、愛倫坡、達許．漢密特，都是雙榜贏家。
只不過，英美兩邊的名單內容一發表，引起不少書迷的爭論與不平。像是被譽為繼
克莉絲蒂之後，新任「謀殺天后」的英國小說家詹姆絲（P. D. James），她著有《黑塔
》、《死亡的滋味》等書，也曾被英國不少媒體封為「當代最偉大的犯罪小說經典作家」
，卻被「每日電訊報」文學版編輯冷落。另一位以女法醫系列聞名的美國女作家康薇爾（
Patricia Conwell），也未受英國《每日電訊報》青睞。根據推測，或許是因為她近年
曾經出版宣稱偵破倫敦世紀懸案「傑克開膛手」，卻無法得到英國民眾認同有關。但美國
《時代周刊》的名單也有遺珠。像是深受歡迎的美國小說家卜洛克，就未能擠進美國名單
，反而名列英國的排行榜上。
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附上TimesOnline的完整排名：(包括作家姓名及註解/地位)
(參考網頁：
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/global/article3773630.ece )
1. Patricia Highsmith
Rule-breaking master of amorality
2. Georges Simenon
The Trojan horse of foreign crime-writing
3. Agatha Christie
The original Queen of Crime
4. Raymond Chandler
The most profound of pulp writers
5. Elmore Leonard
The Dickens of Detroit
6. Arthur Conan Doyle
Creator of the ultimate hero-and-sidekick team
7. Ed McBain
Thrilling writer of snap-and-crackle dialogue
8. James M. Cain
Godfather of Noir
9. Ian Rankin
Edinburgh’s gritty crime laureate
10. James Lee Burke
American spinner of bleakly lyrical tales
11. Dennis Lehane
A tender craftsman with a tough centre
12. P.D. James
Prolific and cerebral grand dame of British crime
13. Dashiell Hammett
The man who dragged murder back into the alley
14. Jim Thompson
Revered creator of corrupt cops and sociopaths
15. Sjowall and Wahloo
The mother and father of Nordic crime
16. John Dickson Carr
King of the “locked room mystery”
17. Cornell Woolrich
Tortured pulp novelist known for Rear Window
18. Ruth Rendell
Criminal mastermind of unparalleled breadth and depth
19. Ross Macdonald
Raymond Chandler’s hard-boiled heir
20. James Ellroy
The most literary of American crime writers
21. Charles Willeford
Aficianados’ favourite who is ripe for a break-through
22. Dorothy Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey’s witty creator
23. John Harvey
The man behind the jazz-loving Nottingham cop Resnick
24. Wilkie Collins
Godfather of the detective novel
25. Francis Iles
Pseudonymous writer of radical plots
26. Manuel Vasquez Montalban
Intellectual gourmand whose fiction mapped Barcelona
27. Karin Fossum
Norway’s foremost cold-climate crime writer
28. Val McDermid
Influential author of high-grade “Tartan Noir”
29. Edgar Allan Poe
Mould-setter for the modern sleuth
30. Derek Raymond
Hard-drinking, hard-writing British crime legend
31. George Pelecanos
Energetic, music-loving social crusader
32. Margery Allingham
Golden Age sophisticate who can chill or charm
33. Minette Walters
Unflinching chronicler of humankind’s dark side
34. Carl Hiaasen
Rapid-fire satirist of Miami vices
35. Walter Mosley
A bold American voice, not afraid to tackle race
36. Reginald Hill
Playful creator of British favourites Dalziel and Pascoe
37. Michael Dibdin
Late, great ironist who investigated Italy’s corruption
38. Patricia Cornwell
Shrewd pioneer of gruesome pathology
39. Scott Turow
Legal thriller-writer famous for Presumed Innocent
40. Dick Francis
Former jockey and king of equestrian intrigue
41. Edmund Crispin
Elegant and accomplished Oxford plotter
42. Alexander McCall Smith
Scottish Professor whose Mma Ramotswe has won hearts and minds
43 Andrea Camilleri
Italy’s foremost crime export
44. Harlan Coben
Mature metroplitan stylist loved for his twisting plots
45. Donna Leon
American explorer of the Venetian underworld
46. Josephine Tey
Acute 1940s author whose books describe the danger of love
47. Colin Dexter
Former classics teacher who found fame with Morse
48. Nicholas Blake
C. Day Lewis’ crime-writing foil
49. Henning Mankell
Swedish novelist with a bleak take of modern life
50. Sara Paretsky
Spirited creator of feminist sleuth VI Warshawski
至於英國電訊報的部分，因為全文太長，僅提供連結，有心的人不妨翻一下:P
標題：50 crime writers to read before you die
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※ 編輯: sfone 來自: 59.124.28.21 (05/06 18:16)
推 DiamondDust:No Ellery Queen???? 05/06 21:25
推 Amege:這樣看起來，大概還是寫實性強或文學性強比較可能入選～ 05/06 21:32
→ Amege:所以沒有艾勒里可能不用太驚訝～ 05/06 21:33
推 DiamondDust:But John Dickson Carr is on the list 05/06 21:38
推 Amege:卡的氣氛營造很強啊，大概選集者覺得他的文字比較好吧～ 05/06 21:42
※ 編輯: sfone 來自: 218.161.36.64 (05/06 21:47)
推 ilovekebi:如果以二樓的說法來看，那卜洛克怎會沒入選... 05/06 23:37
推 Sakar:上榜的50人可不會輸卜洛克，參考一下英國書單會更完整。 05/07 00:04
→ Sakar:只能說名額有限啊～ 05/07 00:04
推 Amege:i網友，我只是針對這份名單的傾向說出我的看法，至於卜洛克 05/07 00:10
→ Amege:沒入選，或許還是要看看評審名單才知道為什麼～ 05/07 00:11
推 majorrei:Ellery Queen :( 05/07 20:44
推 ilovekebi:sorry for Amege，我無惡意，只是有疑問而已 XD 05/08 13:35
推 loveweiht:沒有昆恩？沒關係，還是很愛他，艾勒里超帥 05/09 13:33
推 DiamondDust:Ellery is super cool~~ 05/09 14:27