Dennis Lynds set a book in the beat scene, Uptown Downtown
(1963): "By day he was a ruthless executive, by night a
free-wheeling beatnik. He had the best of both worlds . . .
and the perfect woman in each." When he was our guest, Lynds
mentioned this was based on his own time in the
Village.
I also have a PI book I've never read, I Like it Cool (1960),
by Michael Lawrence: "Johnny Amsterdam--eye with a
beard--squares off with the world of the beatniks"
Richard Prather ever do a Shell Scott book with beatniks? It
would seem to be right up his alley.
Mark
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