Can anyone supply me with hardboiled/noir credentials, if
any, for the westerns from my list - to witt : "A Noose for
the Desperado" by Clifton Adams (his name has come up here
before in hb/western threads & his non-western, "Whom
Gods Destroy" IIRC has a reputation amongst the guys who know
these things); "Fury on the Plains by Chad Merriman &
"The Dark Raiders" by E B Halleran - all Gold Medals. While
I'm at it, I'll toss in another western that I've had for a
while,
"Vengeance Trail" by the great Harry Whittington (I love his
noir stuff
& everyone seems agreed his westerns are noirish also).
Anyone who hasn't read "Brute in Brass" (AKA "Forgive Me,
Killer") just has to rectify the situation. Another favourite
is "So Dead My Love" the Ace Double paperback (& the
Australian digest format edition from Phantom, re-titled
"Let's Count Our Dead", which is the copy I have) feature
what is possibly my favourite pb cover of all time - the
standard Bound Blonde Babe, tied to a chair, while grabbing
her hair from behind is a very butch looking older woman who
is just about to whack the crap out of her with a leather
strap or belt. Observing this is a blase looking gent, leaned
against a desk, lighting a cigarette. He's wearing a deputy's
star. (And unlike just about every hb pb of the era, the
cover actually portrays a scene from the book with complete
accuracy). When this book was reprinted in Australia by
Phantom a year or two later, the star had disappeared from
the artwork. I KNOW this was reprinted in a Gorman edited or
similar-style anthology but when I went hunting through my
books I couldn't find it. I notice while typing this that
Bill Crider has already responded with info about Clifton
Adams. Thanks again, Bill.
Rene.
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