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4.0 out of 5 stars
Blackmail and murder yarn is another chip off of Bloch,
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This review is from: The dead beat (An Inner sanctum mystery) (Hardcover)
Although destined to be remembered as the author of Psycho (the novel upon which Hitchcock's classic thriller was based), author Robert Bloch wrote many fine tales of horror and suspense. The Dead Beat is one of them. Larry Fox is a jazz pianist just filling in at a local nightclub when the singer, who is a woman from his criminal past, steps onto the stage. Larry decides to extort money from her, but only gets roughed up for his trouble and his unconscious body is discovered by Elinor and Walter Harris, a soon to be middle aged couple out celebrating their wedding anniversary. The kindly couple nursemaid Larry and invite him to stay with them until he recovers. Larry, sensing that he's found the perfect hideaway from which to attack his former partner, accepts and begins formulting an intricate plan for revenge. Bloch keeps the pace quick and even tosses in some social commentary that remains relevant to this day and age, despite the book being well over forty years old. Anything Bloch wrote should be considered required reading for suspense fans. Recommended.
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The Dead Beat by Robert Bloch (Hardcover - 1962)
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