Gorman and Greenberg's anthology PULP MASTERS has Harry
Whittington's SO DEADLY MY LOVE (1957) in it. It was
originally half of an Ace double, so it's not long. Not short
enough for me to read it all, though. The introduction says
Whittington was formulaic but stylish, but this one is light
on the latter.
A private eye returns to a southern town ten years after
serving time for a crime he didn't commit. The guy that
sprung him, a powerful politician, needs help, because his
right-hand man has disappeared. This politician is married to
a woman that the PI loved, and who was responsible for the
frame that sent him to jail. Right off the bat she's making
eyes for him, and after a chat with the chief of police who's
trying to take control of the county away from the
politician, he meets a stripper who was in love with the
missing man. There are many long conversations where very
little happens. I skipped to the finish, which was
unsurprising.
More entertaining is a look at some original covers from
other Whittington books:
http://www.disc-us.com/profiles/whit_titles.htm
Bill
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