Mario Taboada wrote:
> If you want to read one of the worst detective
novels of
> all time, get a copy of Daly's _The Hidden
Hand_.
> Everything in it is crude in the extreme, including
the
> plot. Daly makes Spillane look like a
writer.
****************** I've only read his SNARL OF THE BEAST. The
story was pure pulp and I thought it was fun in that respect.
I imagine that Daly's poor command of the language only
served to increase his popularity.
miker
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