I would agree. His contribution to the hard-boiled world
would be enough
with just this one work. Don't be confused if you start
looking around for
other Latimer titles and come across The Fifth Grave as it is
the other
name for Solomon's Vineyard.
His P. I. series featuring the loveable little alcoholic Bill
Crane are
great fun, but not too hard-boiled. Very different from
Solomon's Vineyard.
Murder in the madhouse (1935)
Headed for a hearse (also: The Westland case) (1935)
The lady in the morgue (1936)
The dead don't care (1938)
Red Gardenias (also: Some dames are deadly) (1939)
>I know he also wrote a book called _The Search for
My
>Great-Uncle's Head_ under the name Peter
Coffin
Other nonseries works under the Latimer name include
Black is the fashion for dying (also: The mink lined coffin)
(1959)
Sinner and shrouds (1956)
Best, GWN.
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