Miker,
Re your comment below:
> Incidentally, the cover art for my copy of ROOM
TO
> SWING has the detective in shadow, the point
being
> that the dark color of his face can be attributed
to
> lighting, making his race ambiguous.
The dust jacket on the original hardback from Harper was a
photograph of a handsome black model, representin Moore,
holding a .38, seated next to his Jag.
There was no doubt that the model was a black man.
If you liked ROOM TO SWING, you might want to check out the
sequel, MOMENT OF UNTRUTH. A PBO from the mid-60's, it's a
lot harder to find (and frankly, it isn't as good a book,
though it's still quite enjoyable). Moore, retired from the
PI business and happy in his civil service job with the Post
Office, is persuaded to accept a detective job in Mexico to
make some quick cash when he finds out his wife is
pregnant.
JIM DOHERTY
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