A lot to comment on and I hope this post makes it. I am
batting about 50% lately.
Jeremy, regarding E. Howard Hunt, I generally agree with Bill
Crider's comments. I enjoy but am not wowed by the Steve
Bentley series he did for Dell and others under the Robert
Dietrich name. Several are enhanced by his good use of
Washington, DC locations. Hunt is accused of being involved
in the Kennedy assassination. He remained close to the Cuban
expat community and that's why they were well-represented at
the Watergate break-in.
Curiously enough, James Atlee Phillips' (better known as
Philip Atlee) brother David is also accused of being involved
with Kennedy's murder. While no expert in the theories, I
doubt those claims. Both Hunt and David Atlee Phillips were
deeply involved in the Bay of Pigs. And Bill is right that
Hunt started out as a serious novelist. The first book I read
by him was his first EAST OF FAREWELL (Knopf 1942). A first
novel published by Knopf is certainly a hell of a start to a
career. His next two, after the war, were from Random
House.
I agree with Jim Beaver's rave about Michael Hayde's MY
NAME'S FRIDAY. It's the best treatment I've seen on Dragnet.
He did a presentation to the Old Time Radio club I belong to
and playing bits from the radio shows that demonstrated the
evolution of the program quite well. I will put it on my
Anthony list.
George, like Crider, you almost can't go wrong with a
MacDonald non-series novel. Certainly, THE EXECUTIONERS is a
great one. ON THE RUN is another I liked a lot and the short
story collection THE END OF THE NIGHT is quite good. As for
those you don't have, look for A KEY TO THE SUITE and
although not a mystery, I loved THE GIRL, THE GOLD WATCH AND
EVERYTHING.
Richard Moore
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