Richard Stark – The Handle
The Handle is the eighth Parker thriller by Richard Stark aka Donald E. Westlake. If you are looking for a fun and easy to read adventure novel, The Handle is Continue Reading
Richard Powell – Say It With Bullets
Say It With Bullets by Richard Powell is a pretty decent hard-boiled mystery novel. Powell has a good story, a solid main and secondary character, and writes in a way Continue Reading
Donald E. Westlake – Double Feature
Double Feature by Donald E. Westlake features the novella A Travesty and a short story titled Ordo. Double Feature was originally published in 1977 as Enough. A Travesty was adapted Continue Reading
Lemons Never Lie – Richard Stark aka Donald E Westlake
Lemons Never Lie by Richard Stark aka Donald E. Westlake is the fourth of four mystery novel featuring Allen Grofield. It is a solid addition to the Hard Case Crime Continue Reading
The Corpse Wore Pasties – Johnny Porkpie
The Corpse Wore Pasties by Johnny Porkpie is a fun, lightweight mystery from Hard Case Crime. Granted, it is a couple of chapters longer than it could have been but Continue Reading
Armadillos and Old Lace – Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman is a bit of an acquired taste when it comes to mystery novels. Like his other books, Armadillos and Old Lace is more a humorous novel than a Continue Reading