Well, Honey Gal is in print under its original title, Black Mass of Brother Springer.
And isn't the Dennis McMillan published Deliver Me from Dallas Willeford's original version of Whip Hand?
Mark
> To: rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
> From: randyk@psnw.com
> Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 09:54:25 -0700
> Subject: RARA-AVIS: Whip Hand
>
> At 5/18/2010,
>
> "James Michael Rogers" <mailto:jeddak5@cox.net?Subject=
> Re%3A%20recent%20and%20upcoming%20reads%20and%20acquisitions>jeddak5@cox.net
>
> wrote:
>
> >I can't recall which hep cat posted the link to Whip Hand but I
> >really appreciate it. It's just a parody of the style, but a really
> >good one. Completely over the top.
> >
> >James
>
> I recently read Willeford's "Whip Hand" and "Honey Gal," both in the
> Black Mask editions. As someone pointed out, there are typos in the
> Black Masks. But the price is right - "Honey Gal" goes for $100 plus
> in the used market.
>
> I was disappointed by "Whip Hand" - he uses a Faulknerian
> multi-narrator approach, but some of the narrators (the country
> hicks) are hard to read through. Parody? I don't think so.
>
> On the other hand, "Honey Gal" was a sparkling read, and is
> definitely recommended. Story about an "accidental" preacher in a
> black church in Florida. I see that another publisher has this title
> under the name "The Black Mass of Brother Springer." (See Amazon.)
>
> Bye.
> Randy Krbechek
> Fresno, CA
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