Rene wrote:
> I've recently read Latimer's "The Dead Don't Care"
featuring Bill Crane.
> Crane & his partner's m.o. while working on a
job seems to consist
> mainly of consuming large amounts of expensive food
& liquor (at their
> client"s expense), chasing any women within
proximity (including their
> client's girl) & punctuating their strenuous
efforts with daytime spells
> swimming on their client's private Florida beach.
While they do this,
> Crane & his partner gossip about their client
& his friends, eventually
> cracking the case. Nice work if you can get it. A
light, reasonably
> entertaining read but it doesn't live up to its
noirish, hardboiled
> title.
*********** Well, you've got me thinking, Rene. SOLOMON'S
VINEYARD had some funny parts, but it sorta had that dark and
sinister noir patina, too.
You know that begs the question... Can you have a noir
comedy? ;-)
miker
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