Prolific American mystery novelist Stuart M. Kaminsky died three weeks ago today. Ever since then, The Rap Sheet has been polling readers to see which of his three series protagonists they like best: 1930s Los Angeles private eye Toby Peters; modern Moscow Police Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov; unlicensed South Florida peeper Lew Fonesca; or Chicago police detective Abe Lieberman.
The results are now in. Out of 214 votes cast, the greatest number went to Rostnikov (66). Second place is held by Peters (60), with Fonesca (49) and Lieberman (39) bringing up the rear. For our money, though, all of these guys are winners.
Thanks to everyone for participating in this survey.
Friday, October 30, 2009
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I chose Fonesca, but it was definitely a tough choice between him and Toby Peters. Really, it's an impossible comparison -- they're so different -- and that's part of the reason that readers like Kaminsky's work so much: its variety.
It's a tribute to Kaminsky that the voting was so even. He created four great series. Has anyone else ever done that?
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