Since I'm fairly new to the rara-avis, I don't know if Edward
Bunker's NO BEAST SO FIERCE has ever been mentioned in any of
the postings. I think it's a fine crime novel and as
hard-boiled as they come. When he writes about a heist going
down you are there sweating bullets along side of him. Bunker
is also a screenwriter (RUNAWAY TRAIN and STRAIGHT TIME which
was based on NO BEAST SO FIERCE), sometime actor (Mr. Blue in
RESERVOIR DOGS) and San Quentin alumnus. He's written a
couple of other novels but I haven't read them yet because I
can't imagine them coming close to NBSF. Has anyone read DOG
EAT DOG or LITTLE BOY BLUE? If so, what did you think? One
last thing, I'm currently reading NEON NOIR by Woody Haut and
it's definitely an interesting reference on contemporary
crime novels and, to some extent, film. I'll have to check
out his other book PULP CULTURE, if it's still
available.
-Dennis
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