There's a nice subversive streak in the best of Willeford. My
favorites: The Woman Chaser, Cockfighter, Grimhaven (which is
one of the most unrelenting darkest books I've read). I did
like Shark- Infested Custard quite a bit, but the structure
(telling a story from different perspectives) was unusual for
him. If this is the best noir novel you've read, I've got to
strongly recommend Hell of a Woman, Savage Night, The Getaway
and Swell-Looking Babe (all by Jim Thompson), Name of the
Game is Death by Dan Marlowe and Anyone's My Name by Seymour
Shubin.
--Dave Z.
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wrote:
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> I finished reading this last night, the only
Willeford I've read.
This is the best noir novel I've ever read! Unlike James
Cain, the situations are believable. It is both dark and
humorous at the same time. What are the other Willeford books
like?
>
> Jordan
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