I was in the mood for some good Gold Medal faire for the Labor Day weekend
and I noticed an unread copy of Hell Can Wait by Harry Whittington on my
shelf. So I grabbed it and couldn't put it down all weekend. It was exactly
what I was in the mood for. What a great book. One of the best of his I've
read. It's right up there with Web of Murder and Backwoods Tramp. It's one
of those quick reads that keeps you guessing right to the end. As you reach
the end, the whole earlier part of the book becomes illuminated--"like a
flood light on a dark space" to quote Whittington. Kind of an "Oh, Wow"
revelation. Whittington is always pretty consistent like JDM and Charles
Williams.
I also had a copy of James McKimmey's Squeeze Play to read--because I loved
The Long Ride and because, if there's anything as good as a Gold Medal PBO,
it's a Dell PBO. After reading the first chapter, I know I won't be
disappointed. It's starts with a guy waking up hungover in a strange motel
room, unable to recall what he'd done the night before. He get's into his
car and heads for home, turns on the radio only to hear that his wife and
another man have been brutally slain and he's the main suspect. Just as he
hears this on the radio, he sees a revolving light in his rearview mirror.
Jeff
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