Aldo Calcagno was right (see comments in the previous post), as was Bill Crider. Walter Satterthwait's Dead Horse is a winner, packed with sharp writing, a fistful of cold-cocking surprises, and a satisfying (possible!) solution to the coolest true life noir crime I never knew happened. Even better, the subject is Raoul Whitfield, one of the original "Black Mask Boys" who helped define hardboiled writing during the 1930s. Pulp crime nerds jonesin' for some retro-goodness need look no further than this excellent novel. It reminded me a lot of Domenic Stansberry's superb Manifesto for the Dead, which revolved around Jim Thompson.And folks, will you just look at that gorgeous cover? This is the kind of book I'm especially proud to flash on the Frankford El during my commute to work.
Now somebody needs to crank out a Horace McCoy mystery. Maybe even a quick Paul Cain thriller...
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