OK, White wasn't a great prose stylist. But he still did some
memorable books. His specialty was the "caper novel." One of
his books, THE BIG CAPER, sort of gave a name to the whole
subgenre. It's a good book, and the movie version isn't too
bad, either. Of course his novel CLEAN BREAK was made into an
even better movie, THE KILLING. One of the screenwriters on
that one was Jim Thompson.
Bill Crider
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