A Korean War vet plagued by nightmares ends up in a psych ward, where he falls under the sway of nurse who is more femme fatale than Florence Nightingale in Gil Brewer's Flight to Darkness.
Brewer is a classic writer of bleak pulp noir that isn't always named alongside greats like Jim Thompson and Cornell Woolrich, but is right in that category.
This novel features a classic unreliable protagonist whose frequent blackouts leave gaps in the story, including what happened during a hit-and-run and how another person was killed with a hammer. A very tough story with interesting twists right to the end.
A good read for fans of pulp fiction and classic noir. I found this one for my beloved Kindle at a goodbye price and read it quickly.
Brewer is a classic writer of bleak pulp noir that isn't always named alongside greats like Jim Thompson and Cornell Woolrich, but is right in that category.
This novel features a classic unreliable protagonist whose frequent blackouts leave gaps in the story, including what happened during a hit-and-run and how another person was killed with a hammer. A very tough story with interesting twists right to the end.
A good read for fans of pulp fiction and classic noir. I found this one for my beloved Kindle at a goodbye price and read it quickly.
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