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Ralph Dennis (Dec. 30, 1931-July 4, 1988) was an American author of crime fiction, best known for his Hardman series of detective novels. The writer and anthologist Ed Gorman described him as “the most beloved obscure private eye writer who ever lived.”[1] Personal lifeDennis was born in Sumter, S.C.[2] He had two siblings—an older sister, Irma, and a younger brother, William. They were sent to an orphanage when their father died in 1941. After a few years, they left the orphanage and Irma supported her brothers by working as a waitress while they went to school.[3] Dennis graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1960 and received his master’s degree from the same school in 1963. He later became an instructor at the university in its department of Radio, Television, and Motion Pictures. Dennis also graduated from the Yale School of Drama and served in the United States Navy.[2] In the early 1970s, Dennis moved to Atlanta, where the Hardman novels were set. CareerHis first book, Atlanta Deathwatch, was published as a paperback original in April 1974, and was quickly followed by six other Hardman books that same year. He published five additional Hardman novels in 1976-77. The series featured an unlicensed private investigator named Jim Hardman, a white ex-cop who works with a black partner, Hump Evans, a former pro football player. The books have been described as hardboiled fiction.[5] The final book to be published during his lifetime, 1979’s MacTaggart’s War, was his only hardcover sale; Kirkus Reviews called it a “sweeping adventure spectacle… Dennis is a spiffy storyteller.”[4] In 1982, hoping to revive the Hardman series, Pinnacle, an imprint of Kensington Books, republished The Charleston Knife is Back In Town, but the reprint sold poorly and Pinnacle declined to reissue other installments in the series.[5] DeathDennis was working as a bookstore clerk in Atlanta when he died of kidney failure at the age of 56 on July 4, 1988.[2] Influence and legacyWriters such as Bill Crider and Joe R. Lansdale have cited Dennis as an influence on their work.[5] Lansdale has written that his characters of Hap and Leonard were partially inspired by Hardman and his partner Hump.[6] Brash Books cofounder Lee Goldberg was able to acquire the rights to all of Dennis' books, including several unpublished manuscripts.[5] Brash Books plans to reissue all of the Hardman novels, as well as a revised version of MacTaggart's War (now titled The War Heist). In a review of the reissued Atlanta Deathwatch, Publishers Weekly wrote, "Dennis pulls no punches in this lightning-paced crime story packed with irreverence and loads of action."[7]BibliographyHardman
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://newimprovedgorman.blogspot.com/2012/05/ralph-dennis.html |title=Ralph Dennis |date=May 26, 2012 |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20679285/ralph_dennis_obit/ |title=Ralph Dennis obituary |date=July 6, 1988 |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.brash-books.com/hardman/ |title=The Literary Life of Ralph Dennis |date=December 3, 2018 |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ralph-dennis/mactaggarts-war/ |title=MACTAGGART'S WAR by Ralph Dennis |date=June 7, 1979 |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=https://crimereads.com/ralph-dennis-the-lost-hardman-classics/ |title=Ralph Dennis: The Lost 'Hardman' Classics |date=February 12, 2019 |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} 6. ^{{cite book|chapter = Ralph Dennis and Hardman: Introduction, by Joe R. Lansdale|title = Atlanta Deathwatch|publisher = Brash Books|year = 2018|isbn = 978-1732065666}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-732-06566-6 |title=Atlanta Deathwatch |accessdate=February 14, 2019}} External links
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