Bill Crider:
<<My wife says she knew the answer even before the
choices went up on the screen. It's nice to know that she's
learned something by hanging around with me all these
years.>>
Well, since macho modesty rains, reigns here today: I finally
got my wife to keep her eyes open for those trashy-looking,
dusty paperbacks, particularly if they have a gold medal and
say 25, 35, 40 or 50 cents (even 60 is OK). She's got me
several good ones at yard sales, most recently John D.
MacDonald's _All These Condemned_ ("There was only one man
she had ever made happy--the man who finally had the courage
to murder her") and _A Key to the Suite_ (fine cover art, no
melodramatic blurb).
Speaking of Gold Medalists: stimulated by the discussion of
Charles Williams, I went and reread his _The Hot Spot_
(originally, _Hell Hath No Fury_, horrible title, to be
sure). Terrific book, even better than I remembered. It's
noir suspense with a hardboiled protagonist. A perfect
book.
Regards,
MrT
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