--- In rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, "Dick Lochte" <dlochte@...> wrote:
>
> Re beatniks in p.i. novels:
>
> Ross Macdonald's The Zebra-Striped Hearse
> Thomas B. Dewey's A Sad Song Singing.
>
> The latter is not one of Dewey's best, though it gives a pretty
realistic
> portrait of the times. In his later career, Dewey seemed to shift a
little
> from his Hammett-inspired lean, objective writing, dipping into
> sentimentality, as he does here. Still, it's well worth reading. Dewey
> remains among the most underappreciated of the followers of Hammett.
>
Also, totally out of print. I like Dewey and I don't find him inferior
to Ross Macdonald. I don't know that Dewey ever had a champion among
reviewers, maybe that's the problem.
Best,
mrt
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