>"Bill Denton was dead, and lucky to be dead. He had
been very badly
>used."
When I was singing the praises of Thomas Dewey I didn't
realize how big an influence he's been on some of today's
writers. JaneC mentioned Richard Deming. I'm not familiar
with the book she listed, but I remember a series he wrote
that, as best I can recall, was pretty entertaining. "The
Gallows in my Garden," "Tweak the Devil's Nose" and
"Whistle Past the Graveyard." They feature Manville Moon, a
wise-cracking Midwestern private detective. Moon appeared in
a couple of short stories in Manhunt. Deming also wrote at
least one book, "Hit and Run," about an ex-cop turned PI
named Barney Calhoun who is a little more serious about his
work than Moon.
Dick Lochte
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