From: "Mark Sullivan" <
DJ-Anonyme@webtv.net>
> Speaking of Lionel White, I picked up Hostage for a
Hood yesterday. Is
> it a good one?
I tend to think of Lionel White as the Jeffrey Deaver of his
day. Maybe not one of the best writers around, but definitely
one of the best plotters.
"Hostage" is one of White's better efforts. I also liked
"Clean Break" (aka
"The Killing") and "The Money Trap." I'm surprised no one has
mentioned Day Keene ("Home Is The Sailor", for example), Wade
Miller ("Guilty Bystander"), Peter Rabe ("The Box"), Robert
Colby ("The Captain Must Die"), Thomas B. Dewey ("A Sad Song
Singing"), John D MacDonald ("Soft Touch"), James McKimmey
("Cornered!") and Bruno Fischer ("Fools Walk In") as reprint
candidates. They could all write a bit. If they have been
mentioned, my apologies for the oversight on my part.
Al Guthrie
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