On 7 February 2005, Juri Nummelin wrote:
: Booze and the Private Eye: Alcohol in the Hard-Boiled Novel
by
: Rita Elizabeth Rippetoe (McFarland &Co.)
:
: It was in the non-fiction category. Has anybody read
it?
Looks like Mr. Smith did. On the Thrilling Detective web
site, he says,
"Who'd a thunk it? A fascinating and well-argued look at
hooch and the gumshoe, featuring an overview of the genre,
and a close look at the works of Chandler, Hammett, Spillane,
Parker and Lawrence Block, plus a chapter of booze and female
eyes."
There's a page on its publisher's web site (but the links to
the TOC and excepts are empty):
http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-1899-0
Bill
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