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Talk of the Town

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Stranded in a small town, a stranger falls for a suspected murderess. Bored, divorced, and unemployed, Chatham is on his way to the Gulf of Mexico when he passes through a small town by the river. It's a miserable little burg -- four stoplights and not much else -- and he's almost escaped it when a drunk's car darts out in front of him, causing a nasty fender-bender. The thought of three days waiting for his clunker to get fixed is a grim one, but though he doesn't know it, there won't be a dull minute. Chatham finds hospitality in the lovely form of Mrs. Langton, motel owner and local pariah. Seven months ago her husband was murdered, and though the police could find no evidence to support the theory, everyone in town is convinced she killed him. Now a string of anonymous threats have left her close to a nervous breakdown, and the violence is about to become real. In a town this small there's no room for secrets, but plenty of places to bury a corpse.

About the Author :
Charles Williams (1909-1975) was one of the preeminent authors of American crime fiction. Born in Texas, he dropped out of high school to enlist in the US Merchant Marine, serving for ten years before leaving to work in the electronics industry. At the end of World War II, Williams began writing fiction while living in San Francisco. The success of his backwoods noir Hill Girl (1951) allowed him to quit his job and write fulltime. Williams's clean and somewhat casual narrative style distinguishes his novels -- which range from hard-boiled, small-town noir to suspense thrillers set at sea and in the Deep South. Although originally published by pulp fiction houses, his work won great critical acclaim, with Hell Hath No Fury (1953) becoming the first paperback original to be reviewed by legendary New York Times critic Anthony Boucher. Many of his novels were adapted for the screen, such as Dead Calm (published in 1963) and Don't Just Stand There! (published in 1966), for which Williams wrote the screenplay. Williams died in California in 1975.

Review :
'[Williams] is just about as good as they come.' -- The New York Times. 'One of the neglected hardboiled geniuses ... his novels were perfect little gems.' -- Joe R. Lansdale, author of Savage Season. 'Relying on wit, humor and ingenious plotting, Williams's characters constantly attempt to outwit the system.' -- Woody Haut, author of Pulp Culture.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781784089337
  • Publisher: Head of Zeus
  • Publisher Imprint: Head of Zeus
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1784089338
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2014
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 188


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