Bill C.:
> Always glad to see a mention of Richard Jessup, a
guy who seems almost
> forgotten these days, aside from the inevitable
Cincinnati Kid. He wrote
> some good Gold Medal and Dell First Editions, both
crime and westerns. I
> even like his spy novels under the Richard Telfair
name.
I second that motion. The Telfair books are funny and
ultratough, almost parodies of the genre. "The Bloody
Medallion" in which Monty Nash robs the bank is the best one.
I've read at least one western by Jessup published as by
Telfair. It was also very good, tough and noirish.
Thanks for Etienne for your earlier message about racial
matters in fifties noir. Most interesting!
Juri
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