So Dead My Lovely

by Day Keene

Genres: Noir

Paperback

First published January 1, 1959

About the author

Day Keene, whose real name was Gunnar Hjerstedt, was one of the leading paperback mystery writers of the 1950s. Along with writing over 50 novels, he also wrote for radio, television, movies, and pulp magazines. Often his stories were set in South Florida or swamp towns in Louisiana, and included a man wrongly accused and on the run, determined to clear his name.

Reviews

[Kurt Reichenbaugh · Rating 3 out of 5]

A novel about juvenile delinquents and two sisters: one an angel the other a slattern. I liked the slattern a lot in this novel as she faces society's prejudices with a lot of guts and spit-on-the-carpet style--my kind of dame for this era. A more in depth review will follow soon. Day Keene is a pretty reliable spinner of sex and sin type noir and this one fits the bill.

[Bonnie Seiwell · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was an interesting story, but I figured out what was going on pretty on. The copy I had was also clearly promoted as a Gothic, based on the vague plot description on the back that could have fit a Gothic novel, and on the cover of the woman running from a house with one light on. It definitely was not a Gothic & I mostly feel like I just wasted my time.