That first line is supposed to read "Hello All," not "Hell
All,". Oops!
Apologies.
Best, Harry
Quoting
harry.lerner@mail.mcgill.ca:
> Hell All,
>
> First, thank-you to everyone who responded to my
query regarding
> PERCHANCE TO DREAM.
>
> Second, over the last several months I have been
stocking my bookshelf
> with several of Bill Pronzini's Nameless Detective
stories
> (specifically the Paperjacks editions). Among the
titles I've picked
> are BINDLESTIFF, DRAGONFIRE, SCATTERSHOT, HOODWINK
and BONES. I've
> finally gotten around to reading these volumes and
my first selection,
> purely at random, was HOODWINK.
>
> I'm really enjoying this story with its pulp writing
and pulp writers
> backdrop. As a result, I'm also really looking
forward to BONES, which
> involves a pulp writer and his suspicious death. All
of this has
> peaked my curiosity regarding other hard-boiled or
noir volumes that
> use the pulps, or the publishing world, as a plot
device and/or
> backdrop. I would greatly appreciate any and all
recommendations.
>
> Thanks in advance for yet again letting me pick all
of your brains!
>
> Best,
> Harry
>
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