>>Now, what do I need to know about good cities for detective stories set in modern times dealing with hitmen, mobsters, and a general feel of Max Payne-isms?
Honestly? Not America. I mean theres bad places in America, but they're not the recognizable places anymore. Plus America is overdone. Where are you from?

>>3910
And yes, in general specific knowledge is very much needed. I laugh and laugh whenever a writer misrepresents/makes up his own Geography for New York.

>>3910
>>3911

Venezuela.

I mean, it'd be a great setting for a grimdark story about a detective, but he'd be a corrupt fuck like 3/4 of the police force and would do nothing but extort people, fuck whores, neglect his wife and kids and never do shit to any actual criminals.

It's more of a language thing, I wouldn't do a story set in England because I don't know a lot of about how the english talk, but pretty much everyone everywhere knows how US folk talk.

>>3912
Not that I'm trying to discourage you, but it'd be pretty awesome reading about a guy in that 1/4 that actually do there job, and has to deal with his own police force as well as criminals.
Still, if it helps, I can give you plenty of detail on the New York area, if you chose that for a setting.

>>3913

Now that you put it that way, I'd just have to do some tweeks if I want to write it in english...

Nah, I'm okay, I'll work something out in my city, lotsa weird shit happens alllll the time.

>>3912
That sounds very, very interesting. Even if you want to write something light hearted you should stick to the environment you know.

>>3918

Oh yeah, there's also energy cuts for four hours every two days here, instant risk of getting robbed for people who live in bad/insecure places.

I can totally work that out into some super-murder tiems.

>>3936
Bro sounds like your city has plenty of room for a good detective story. Remember it's fiction so your hero doesn't have to be a corrupt dude if most cops are.