>
>At the moment I'm reading James Michael Ullman's THE
NEON HAYSTACK (1963).
>Anyone read it? It was a hardback originally and I
believe it won a
>contest of
>some sort (perhaps Edgar for the best first novel?).
Ullman wrote only one
>other novel, AFAIK, and went into obscurity after
that. Anyone know anything
>about him? The book is interesting, albeit not very
original: it tells
>about a
>man who cleans the corrupt town while searching his
lost kid brother. It
>would
>be interesting to have an article about him on
Mystery*File or somewhere else.
>
>Juri
Juri
It sounds like a good idea to me too. Here's what I
discovered using Google over the last half hour or so:
Ullman (1925-1997) was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune.
Much of his fiction takes place in Chicago.
Mystery novels:
The Neon Haystack,1963. Edgar nominee for Best First Novel,
1964. (Winner: Florentine Finish, by Cornelius
Hirschberg)
Good Night, Irene, 1965.
The Venus Trap, 1966. Rudy Chakorian, financial wizard intent
on personal gain, disappears with a fortune in diamonds,
leaving his small son and business partner to suffer the
consequences for his misdeeds. Considerable information
concerning stock manipulation following World War II gives
the novel appeal to an audience interested in business
affairs. Much of the action is set in Chicago; however, the
setting is not essential to the plot.
Lady on Fire, 1968. Private detective Julian Forbes is in
Chicago looking for a missing girl, when his
secretary-mistress is murdered, apparently because she has
viewed some photos of the girl. The case becomes complicated
when a merchandising magnate is implicated, and Julian finds
that he is being followed by five ruthless thugs.
... plus a handful of short stories from around the same
period and a couple of non-fiction books (one on garage sales
and another on IRA's).
An article would depend on finding someone who's read all
four books. Any takers?
Best
Steve
www.mysteryfile.com
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