Didn't Dodge also write the novel on which the Alfred
Hitchcock/Cary Grant/Grace Kelly movie "To Catch a Thief" is
based?
I've always wanted to read it.
All the Best-
Brian, going back to lurkdom till I meet that October 1
deadline for my book.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Farrell" <
pm_farrell@hotmail.com> To: <
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday,
September 08, 2004 6:44 PM Subject: RARA-AVIS: Hard Case
Crime imprint - David Dodge
> Comments on this list about the Hard Case Crime
imprint made me curious,
so
> I looked at the hardcasecrime.com website and was
happy to find that a
David
> Dodge novel, PLUNDER OF THE SUN, is one of the books
to be published in
the
> series.
>
> Dodge definitely deserves some attention. I've read
3 of his books from
the
> 1940s and 50s, THE LONG ESCAPE (featuring the same
PI character as PLUNDER
> OF THE SUN), RANSOM OF THE ANGEL (about gangsters
hijacking a boat) and
> SHEAR THE BLACK SHEEP (main character is an
accountant who acts like a
PI).
> All have been entertaining, well-written thrillers.
Dodge tends to
> specialise in exotic settings, adding some scenic
appeal to the books.
>
> There's a good David Dodge fan website at http://www.david-dodge.com
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