I am disappearing for 10 months as academia calls my name
(MBA. Sorry,
no MFA) but I wanted to leave a few oddities to this
well-read group of
hard-boiled fans if there is the off chance that you haven't
had the
pleasure of reading these. The following I've easily found at
secondhand
bookstores. The authors strike me as obscure but they are
excellent
reads. Maybe we can start a list of "best unknowns." Perhaps
some of you
know something about these authors and can share: I'll bet
Mario knows.
The Organization by David Anthony. This man can write! He
also did the
Midnight Lady and The Morning Man.
Cain's Wife (a.k.a. Cain's Woman) by O.G. Benson. I think
this is his
only work.
Trouble Texas Style by John Bramlett. Reads like Day Keene.
Just as
good.
Florentine Finish by Cornelius Hirchenberg. I think this is
his only
work. I would swear this was Frederick Brown.
Built For Trouble by Al Fray. He reads like Charles Williams
or Day
Keene
Goat Island by William Fuller. Another from the Day Keene
school.
Murder On Wall St. by John B. Ethan
Murder In Vegas by William R. Cox
Weave a Wicked Web by Paul Kruger
No Halo for Me [AKA The Pawns of Fear] by Jason Manor
Blood Brother by Niles Peebles
The Big Silence by Bernard Schoepen. He's recent and very
influenced by
Ross MacDonald.
Thanks to all for the tip on Phoenix City Story. The video
stores here
in sunny Southern California suck, but I will keep
trying.
Steve McHale
smchale@filenet.com
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