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Posted by bargepole on 7 June 2011 - 6:28pm.
James Bond has been resurrected again in the latest Jeffrey Deaver novel. Later this year Anthony Horowitz will publish a new Sherlock Holmes novel, while next year will see a new Inspector Morse novel.
What literary character would you like to see making a comeback?
Harking back to his youth of many moons ago, Bargepole proposes two favourites from his schooldays - Bunter and Jennings.
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Modesty Blaise
Creator Peter O'Donnell requested that no further stories were written featuring his wonderful creation accompanied by Willie Garvin.
The recent death of Robert B Parker means no more annual Spenser novels once the final couple see print.
No more of Donald E Westlake's Dortmunder novels either.
John Mortimer's Rumple is much missed too.
Thankfully P G Wodehouse wrote so prolifically that there's no need for anyone to dare tackle Jeeves, Wooster, Blandings etc
William
Brown
I'd love
to see how a contemporary writer/TV adaptation would overcome the myriad un-PC obstacles presented by the Bunter books: Hurree Jamset Ram Singh ('Nabob of Bhanipur'), Wun Lung, Bunter himself and all...Yaroo!
Any chance
of a loan against a postal order expected to arrive in near future old boy...
Flashy
The recent death of George MacDonald Fraser means no more Flashman novels which saddens me greatly.
bring back
paul whicker the tall vicar...
Good call bargeP
I spent many a happy day ensconced in Jennings Little Hut.
The Fat Slags currently making a comeback in Geordie Shore!
Nancy Drew
The Famous Five or The Secret Seven or The Hardy Boys!
Don't Panic!
Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect.
Oh... and Inspector Rebus.
Hitchhikers was done last year
Apparently it was appalling.
Bit of a harsh assessment -
recall a review at the time which said it was better than Adams worst efforts, but not as good as his best - that says it all really, but it's worth a read with an open mind.
More Rebus would be great, his 70's record collection was most impressive!
If Spotify had been invented when I was reading Rebus...
I'd have had it open as a companion!
Wasn't aware of that...
... might check it out nonetheless.
Mrs Pepperpot
God..I miss that woman
There are books from my childhood
that I wish I had more of.... but as an adult I'd be disappointed.
I read, and reread, all the Arthur Ransome books, and Biggles.
And I wouldn't be averse to Dan Dare coming back; or Charley Bourne.
Funny how...
...crime characters in particular lend themselves to this sort of speculation.
I would love to see someone write a modern 'Chandler' novel (placing Marlowe in the here and now - much like Robert Altman planted Elliott Gould's incarnation in the 70s in 'The Long Goodbye').
Also Father Brown.
All the way from my childhood,
and not really politically correct, but would love to see the return of Legionnaire and Tiny from the Sven Hassel books. Actually not sure whether they are still in print, certainly not seen any on the shelves of my local Waterstones
Nothing beat that
adolescent thrill of locating a "new" Sven Hassel in the tatty second-hand book shop in Bath's indoor market. Stupidly, I thought I'd never read them again, and dumped them before emigrating to the States. I've had no luck finding them here...
ahem
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch?textbook=1&wtit=&wauth=sven+hassel&wto...
We can still hope...
..that Mick Stranahan and Amos Walker make further page appearances, since their authors remain with us. Mick Stranahan starred in Carl Hiaasen's Skin Tight' and reappeared in 'Skinny Dip'. Plenty of scope for more sardonic action in further Hiassen novels while he is still around. Similarly, Loren D. Estleman's Walker still rides the mean streets of Detroit in his Cutlass, a little slower than previously but a modern noir hero under difficult circumstances. His most recent case is 'The Left-handed Dollar' - not a 100% stone classic, but satisfying nonetheless. More of Walker's unfashionable but necessary ethics in the future will be very welcome...