BobT wrote:
"Lawrence Block -- SUCH MEN ARE DANGEROUS
"I have a hb copy of this as by Paul Kavanagh, Didn't know
until years later it was actually by Block. I think it may be
his best book. He published two others under the PK
pseudonym: THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL, also very good, and NOT
COMING HOME TO YOU, which I've never been able to
finish."
And the initial editions of Such Men included a "Publisher's
Note" and
"Editor's Preface" explaining the provenance of the
over-the-transom manuscript by Paul Kavanagh. Triumph is a
good hit man book. I finished Not Coming Home, based on
Charlie Starkweather/Caril Fugate, but agree it's not his
best. Stick to the movie Badlands for their story.
Someone has already mention Girl with the Long Green Heart, a
great con job novel, but let me add Mona and After the First
Death to the list of recommended Block one-offs.
Mark
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