On The Printed Page, San Francisco Is Crime Central

Recently the San Francisco Chronicle has been asking Bay Area writers "what's the best book that you've read that features San Francisco in it?" There has been a conspicuous absence by the interview authors of crime fiction, in specific? A certain novel about a bird that would eventually go on to make Humphrey Bogart a true leading star and put John Huston on the map.

Well, Eddie Muller was nice enough to take care of that omission and more, by picking out a list of some of the best "Crime Novels Set In The Bay Area." Click the purple and take a gander. Then he takes it step further by saying on the printed page "San Francisco Is Crime Central" and he backs that up with interviews of Bay Area authors.

Of course Mr. Muller cannot in good conscious add his own two great contributions to that list...











"The Distance"

and "Shadow Boxer"...

...so I will.

Also, I would like to add "Street Raised" by Pearce Hansen...

and "Cons, Scams and Grifts (A DKA File Novel)" by Joe Gores...

...to that esteemed list.