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    <body><![CDATA[A solid noir from the Hard Case series. McBain was a master of hard dialogue, and you'll get plenty of that with this early effort from him. You'll also get a great sense of late 1950s New York, with its jazz clubs, language and atmosphere. (I was reminded a bit of the wonderful early 1960s AMC seri...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59374934">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[starts off as a hardboil'd crime novel, quickly reveals it self a slightly better than average novel of plot twists.  once the chandler formula of 'females as antagonist' becomes clear, the plot twists just become a bit annoying.  an easy sunday read though.  not bad, all considered.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Typical early McBain, taut and terse. A drunk private eye saves the day and solves the crime. Originally published as I'm Cannon - For Hire under the psuedonym Curt Cannon. This is the second Hard Case Crime books I've read and they both were great fun. <br/>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Definitely 3 stars.  I might have given it higher marks if I didn't have it all figured out so early.  It was just a little to simple &amp; obvious.  Well done, though.  Likable characters, believable motives &amp; setting.  Very well setup &amp; played out.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow...this book was fun.  Originally released in the 1950s using one of his pen names, McBain's vernacular makes me giddy.  I've made a decision to start peppering my reading selections with what could be categorized as &quot;guilty pleasures&quot; for the sake of levity...and I'm glad I chose this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17978650">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Babes, booze, brawls, banter and bitterness. Classic ingredients for this early McBain.  There is a terrific scene, where, the P.I., Cordell, visits a late night/early morning jam session and you can really sense McBain's love for improvised jazz. That passage alone makes the book a worthwhile read....<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43630266">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This one is pretty decent, but there are a ton of better Ed McBain books out there.  I absolutely love the scenes that take place in the jazz hole, very cool.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Great, straightforward midcentury detective story by genius McBain. Great example of the genre, fast-moving and readable.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Classic mystery with dames and a down and out detective.  A fun read.]]></body>
    
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