James Crumley | Detective novelist, 68
James Crumley, 68, a crime novelist whose hardened detectives worked cases in dingy Montana bars and other rough hangouts around Big Sky Country, has died after years of poor health.
James Crumley, 68, a crime novelist whose hardened detectives worked cases in dingy Montana bars and other rough hangouts around Big Sky Country, has died after years of poor health.
Mr. Crumley died Wednesday at a hospital in Missoula, Mont., where he made his home, said William Kittredge, a longtime friend and writer.
Mr. Crumley was perhaps best known for The Last Good Kiss, which Men's Journal last year ranked No. 12 among its Top 15 Thrillers of All Time. - AP