i just saw a first ed. hardcover w/dust jacket of the Gambler
for only ten bucks at ABEbooks. you might want to grab that.
as per your recommend, i am going to pick up a 1952 Bantam
and give him a read. thanks.
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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "e_lynskey"
<e_lynskey@...> wrote:
>
> I recently finished reading William Krasner's
standalone, THE
> GAMBLER. Originally published in 1950 by Harper, the
edition I used
> was the Harper Classic Mystery reissue put out in
1978.
>
> Krasner is best know for his Detective Capt. Sam
Birge series. The
> debut title in 1949, WALK THE DARK STREETS, garnered
an Edgar
> nomination for Best First Novel.
>
> Krasner was once called "film noir on the page" and
after finishing
> THE GAMBLER, I'd agree. The light and shadow imagery
he uses in
> scenes is detailed and descriptive. I liked it. The
noir elements
> ooze off the pages. Ben Wulfson, a small-time craps
dealer, has a
> dysfunctional romance with the pale, sickly Alice.
And that's
> cheerful part of the book.
>
> A St. Louis native and WW II vet, Krasner died a few
years ago from
> a heart attack in Pennsylvania. He brought out
several books in the
> 1980s. Anthony Boucher was a big fan. Krasner has to
be one of
> those noir pioneer writers lost in the turn of the
century.
>
> Ed Lynskey
>
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