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rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Ed Lynskey
<e_lynskey@...> wrote:
>
> I've meant to say a few words about a Gil Brewer
twofer I bought
> from Stark House: WILD TO POSSESS/A TASTE FOR SIN.
Both are
> choice noir reads. WILD takes place in tropical
Florida and is
> about a failed kidnap caper. TASTE, a bank heist,
was the better
> written and the paranoia drips off the pages. Bill
Pronzini's
> great essay is included along with contributions by
Gregory
> Shephard and Gil's wife, Verlaine Brewer. There's
also a GB
> bibliography. All in all, a nice package with robust
reading. I
> enjoyed it.
>
>
Not to be preachy about it, but this is exactly the kind of
production that noir fans should support with their coin...
We complain that so many things are out of print... when
they're brought back, we should support the effort.
Best,
mrt
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