Brian,
Re your comment below:
> I agree. I was struck by the Similarities
between
> "Pale Kings" and "Red
> Harvest" when I read the latter (having read
Parker
> first, and coming at it
> backwards).
Actually, the "town-tamer" plot is almost as ubiquitous in PI
fiction as the "valuable quest object" plot.
Hammett's short story "Corkscrew" is something of a dress
rehearsal for RED HARVEST. Cleve Adams did several variations
in his Rex McBride series, including the first, SABOTAGE.
Jonathan Latimer's SOLOMON'S VINEYARD is probably the best
"town-tamer" novel excepting HARVEST. Others include one of
the last Shell Scotts, THE SWEET RIDE, and one of the best
Mike Shaynes, A TASTE FOR VIOLENCE.
JIM DOHERTY
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