Hired by her wealthy fiance+a7 to locate Mara Phillips, hardcase investigator Jack Hagee searches for the missing woman in the seediest depths of New York's night life. Original.
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"Reading Henderson hit me with the same case of discovery as when I first read Raymond Chandler. -- Richard C. Prather, creator of Shell Scott
Henderson is a solid and original writer who brings a great deal of variety to his stories. -- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
There is a raw vitality in this novel that evokes the earliest and best Mickey Spillane. -- The Armchair Detective --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
Henderson is a solid and original writer who brings a great deal of variety to his stories. -- Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine
There is a raw vitality in this novel that evokes the earliest and best Mickey Spillane. -- The Armchair Detective --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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C.J. Henderson is the author of novels, novellas, short stories, comic books, screenplays, non-fiction, and more. He is the author of the Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell calendars, the author of the Teddy London supernatural mysteries series and the author of the Jack Hagee series and comic book. He is a natural and gifted storyteller with a broad appeal for readers. He is also the author of the forthcoming fantasy series, "The Reign of the Dragon Lord" due out in the Fall of 2004.
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Good P.I. Yarn,
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Resembling the tired-of-life, cynical Phillip Marlowe and the tough-mindedness of Mike Hammer, Jack Hagee travels about New York in search of a client's former fiancee. Some excellent action mingles with the outstanding descriptions of New York city. The only drawback is the focus on underground sex that fills the last quarter of the book. Other than that, a grade A mystery, best suited to be read on a rainy night.
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How many times can you tell the age old "femme fatale uses everyone to get her way" story? One more time, apparently!
I purchased this book because of a short story that I read in a compilation called "100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories". In that compilation I was impressed with Henderson straight ahead and rough style in what turned out to be Chapter 1 of "No Free Lunch". Well, it turned out that straight ahead style is good, but not good enough to make the book a page turner. I forced my way through this book, but would consider other Henderson works just to see if I had a knee jerk reaction to this book.
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I'D GONE DOWN TO CAESAR'S Bay to get away from everything. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, Carl Miller, Jeff Anthony, Jack Hagee, Dick Tracy, Katherine Brent, Ted Karras, Blue Ostrich, Ate Fut, Closed Tent, Union Square, Alo Fut, Ato Fut, Carol Ballard, Jeffrey Anthony, Maureen Phillips, Mott Street, Rover Boys New!
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New York, Carl Miller, Jeff Anthony, Jack Hagee, Dick Tracy, Katherine Brent, Ted Karras, Blue Ostrich, Ate Fut, Closed Tent, Union Square, Alo Fut, Ato Fut, Carol Ballard, Jeffrey Anthony, Maureen Phillips, Mott Street, Rover Boys New!
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- New Mythos Legends by C. J. Henderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- What You Pay For by C. J. Henderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Things That Are Not There by C. J. Henderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Warfear, A Collection of Strange War Tales by James Shimkus in Back Matter
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds by Cherie Priest in Back Matter
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- What You Pay For by C. J. Henderson in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Living Real by James C. Bassett in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- God Drug by Stephen L. Antczak in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Mean Cuisine by Wendy Webb in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Stench of Fresh Air by C.J. Henderson in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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