I just finished reading "Branded Woman" by Wade Miller,
recently released from Hard Case Crime. This reprint of a
1952 crime noir novel, from the writing team of Robert Wade
and William Miller, is good clean fun. Well, maybe not
"clean," but definitely fun. It's a story of revenge and
betrayal in a world of amoral gold smugglers, with plenty of
plot twists and surprises. The lead character, a beautiful
young femme fatale (pictured on the gloriously lurid cover),
is surprisingly complex for a "pulp" novel. If this story
were made into a movie (as the authors' "Touch of Evil" was),
it should be in black and white, with someone like a young
Barbara Stanwyck playing the lead.
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