In a message dated 1/21/03 4:01:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,
James Reasoner writes:
<< Fawcett/Popular Library did a paperback of this book
in 1980. I may even
own a copy of it, though I can't guarantee that at the
moment. I'll have to
check. I know I have all the Hardman books, though I've
never read any but
the first one. I read that back when it was new and
didn't care for it, but
that may have been because it was packaged to look like
an Executioner-type
series and definitely wasn't. From what I've read on
here, I need to
revisit that series and should also check out
MacTAGGART'S WAR. Sounds like
a good book.
By the way, there's also a British PB, from Coronet,
published in 1981.
Best,
James
>>
Well, I'll be damned. I've never seen a copy of the paperback
in twenty years of used book searching, although its possible
that stores put it in the adventure or mainstream section.
But I wasn't basing the "no paperback" statement just on that
experience. I looked Dennis up in Hubin's bibliography (1994
edition) and he includes the novel but only lists the Holt
and Hodder editions. Oh well, now that I know its out there I
will probably see them on every shelf.
As for the best Hardman novel, it has been a number of years
since I read them but I liked THE CHARLESTON KNIFE'S BACK IN
TOWN. It is based in part on a real life crime. All the
highrollers who came to Atlanta for the Ali/Jerry Quarry
fight in 1970 were invited to an Ali "victory party" that
turned out to be a setup for a mass robbery.
The Hardman novels were among the worst packaged series ever.
"HARDMAN is a great new private eye for the shockproof '70s."
The artwork was pitiful and, of course, the character's name
was Jim Hardman not just a brand like the Destroyer. WORKING
FOR THE MAN, which is #7 in the series, also lingers in my
memory as a good one.
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