A Korean War vet with both physical and emotional trauma comes home and wants to live a quiet life; but a suicide that actually is a murder gets him back in the game in Ed Lacy's Sin In Their Blood.
I don't ever see Lacy mentioned with other noir masters, but his books are highly enjoyable, full of action and a bristly humor. Somehow I have read a fair amount of his books and keep looking for more.
This one has blackmail, beat-downs, and beautiful dames, but the offbeat characterization of the protagonist lifts the story above its 50s private-eye roots. Lacy's books are definitely not politically correct, but can be enjoyed as a product of their time.
I got this for my beloved Kindle and read it quickly.
I don't ever see Lacy mentioned with other noir masters, but his books are highly enjoyable, full of action and a bristly humor. Somehow I have read a fair amount of his books and keep looking for more.
This one has blackmail, beat-downs, and beautiful dames, but the offbeat characterization of the protagonist lifts the story above its 50s private-eye roots. Lacy's books are definitely not politically correct, but can be enjoyed as a product of their time.
I got this for my beloved Kindle and read it quickly.
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