RARA-AVIS: Richard Powell, A SHOT IN THE DARK

From: Ed Lynskey ( e_lynskey@yahoo.com)
Date: 11 Dec 2002


I jumped the gun a bit with this title, since its publication date was in 1952. The plot involves a Border Patrol agent who is out to revenge a Cuban friend's murder. The love interest is dated but probably pretty standard for its time.

What strikes me most is 50 years after its publication, the prose style stands up well. Pacing and action sequences are solidly done.

Any earlier (1940s) novels by this same author recommended?

Ed Lynskey

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