I thought I'd follow Bill & Al's lead & talk about
one of the less stellar of the GM authors, one of the solid
writers who didn't achieve noir superstar status like Goodis
etc but churned out solid, entertaining & well written
slices of (then) modern noir. I've just read a couple of
McPartland's books but they've both been solid books, on a
par, more or less, with Colby's THE CAPTAIN MUST DIE. The
first book I read was THE KINGDOM OF JOHNNY COOL, a fictional
biography of a Mafia hood, which I found a little reminiscent
of Peter Rabe, perhaps just because McPartland is working in
the same sub-genre. Not a classic of the genre but I found it
enjoyable. I liked THE WILD PARTY better. It's about a
respectable couple who get kidnapped by a psycho
ex-footballer & his unwilling accomplices, a bunch of
down & out boho types. I think both of these were filmed
(the first one as JOHNNY COOL) but I've never seen either of
the flicks.
Rene
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