Apparently his real-real name was George Sims, then Peter
Ruric and --
as a pen-name -- Paul Cain. He worked as a screenwriter for
many years.
Seven Slayers contains seven of his stories for Black Mask.
As to _Fast
One_, my recent attempt at re-reading it failed miserably:
the book
seemed indigestible and, in parts, incomprehensible. I didn't
make it
beyond the first 20 pages. It reminded me of some books by
George V.
Higgins in which the brutal crisscross style doesn't mix well
with an
extremely complicated plot (like _The Judgment of Deke
Hunter_). But you
should definitely read it. Could this "Death Song" be the
completion of
some Cain manuscript, or perhaps the filling out of a
screenplay? Please
post any information you have on this.
Regards,
MT
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