I'm glad to see a spirited discussion of Wade Miller, a
dynamic duo of authors who seem in danger of being
forgotten.
As far as I know, Robert Wade is still with us. I don't know
if he's still writing, as he was born in 1920. He continued
to write under the Whit Masterson byline after the 1961 death
of William Miller. They also wrote under the anagrams of Will
Daemer & Dale Wilmer(though I've never read anything
under those bylines myself.)
In 1993, HarperPerennial issued 4 of the 7 Max Thursday
novels (Calamity Fair, Murder Charge, Shoot To Kill, Uneasy
Street) in rather nice trade paperback editions. I'm not sure
if these are still in print, buy they are readily available
on various auction sites and half.com. The other 3 can be
found, without great effort or expense, on the aforementioned
sites or services such as abe or bookfinder. I got the whole
series for less than $30 total.
Badge of Evil, the "source" novel for the Welles' classic
Touch of Evil, can also be found easily. Carrol & Graf
published it in paperback, as Touch of Evil, in 1992. You can
find this online for less than the $3.95 cover price.
Deadly Weapon is a prequel, of sorts, to the Max Thursday
series. It features Lieutenant Austin Clapp, who figures
prominently in the Thursday series. The 1st Thursday novel,
Guilty Bystander, is prefaced by a quote from Clapp.
I've enjoyed the Thursday series and every other Wade Miller
novel I've read. I have a small stack of their Gold Medals
still to go and I'm sure those will be great too.
Anyone who has yet to read a Wade Miller novel should try
Murder Queen High (a screwball murder mystery), or one of
their Gold Medals, such as Devil May Care or Kitten With A
Whip.
--- Mario Taboada <
matrxtech@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Now,
> since Wade Miller's work is totally out of
print
> (somebody
> correct me if I'm wrong
Isn't Wade still alive and writing? I really love
> those old
> Max Thursday books, among others by the
duo.
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