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Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:42:29 +0000

[...] aka the writing team of Bob Wade and Bill Miller — the duo best known for writing the book that TOUCH OF EVIL is based upon. This collection starts with a brief introduction from Wade, who [...]

By: Larry E

Larry E — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:49:28 +0000

Thanks for the reviews.
I’ve read the Travis Mcgees countless times but only recently got into the rest of MacDonald’s work. The non-McGees are a feast for noir fans.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:42:15 +0000

Well lucky for us Stark House Press is putting out some more Wade Miller in June

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 16:18:38 +0000

Great views. Really liked the MacDonald one. I like his work.

By: Bill Crider

Bill Crider — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:53:07 +0000

Always glad to see a favorable comment on JDM. Good comments on McBain and the Masterson book, too.

By: John Hocking

John Hocking — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:40:30 +0000

Wade Miller seems to me to be one of the most neglected masters of paperback noir. If they get any props it’s usually for their excellent Max Thursday books, which deserves them as one of the best detective series of the 50′s.
But I prefer their stand-alone books.
Hard Case scored with Branded Woman, but I think their first Gold Medal, Devil May Care, is even better. A rippingly lurid page-tuner of the sort nobody can write anymore.

I love Bookgasm but Bullets, Broads, Blackmail & Bombs, with its reviews of the outer limits of outdated he-man action fiction, gives me the pleasant feeling that I’m actually not the last person on earth who still reads this kinda stuff.