The final novel by the noirmeister Charles Williams

"True story. In Summer 2002, I checked out the only Charles Williams novel found in my public library’s holdings, Man on a Leash. Some months later, I went back to recheck it out. No soap. The book (Williams’ final novel) had been taken out of circulation. An ex libris. Well, well. This anecdote illustrates to me how Charles William’s oeuvre has fast disappeared from today’s crime fiction radar. However, his fine works hardly deserve returning to their pulp origins in the form of recycled paper..."

To read the rest, please go to my essay posted on Al Guthrie's Noir Originals Weblog: http://tiny.cc/soqv9

Ed Lynskey
@edlynskey
Author of Lake Charles and Quiet Anchorage