Hello--I'm on a hardboiled kick, and this looks like the
place to be for that!
My blog is BEYOND THE GROOVY AGE OF HORROR (the BEYOND part
is new; it used to focus exclusively on '60s-'70s horror,
mostly in paperback, but I've since decided to expand it to
other things as well) [NSFW warning--some Italian comics
posted there are pretty wild!]:
http://groovyageofhorror.blogspot.com/
Here's a link to the most relevant part of that for this
group--all the posts I've tagged with the "Pulp Hardboiled
Noir" label:
http://groovyageofhorror.blogspot.com/search/label/SUBJ%20Pulp%20Hardboiled%20Noir
I'm a total newbie, and the fact that I'm posting my
impressions in no way implies a claim of expertise on my
part!
The Rara Avis archives that turn up in google have been very
helpful in pointing me to stuff worth seeking out. Thanks to
some of your recommendations, I've got some Mike Roscoe
novels on the way, for example. I'm looking forward to
digging in and maybe reading all the way from the
beginning!
Two questions:
1) I've noticed that some of the Ace Doubles are abridged.
Are those worth reading at all? I'm inclined to think not,
but if I hear otherwise from you folks, I'll take your word
for it. In general, who did the abridging--just some editor,
or was the author ever involved?
What modifications exactly were made to the abridged
versions? Along with the Roscoe books I mentioned, I'll be
getting FIVE ALARM FUNERAL/KILL ME A FORTUNE, and I believe
FAF is abridged.
2) In one of my men's mags, GUY vol. 5, no. 4 (August 1967),
there's a
"book bonus" by Harry Whittington called QUEEN OF TARTS. It's
a "Sam Howell mystery" about a Princess Mae of Boravia. I
haven't read it yet, but I'm wondering if it might be an
abridgment or selection from one of Whittington's published
novels. Sound familiar to anyone?
Thanks!
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