Duke Pizzatello, private investigator, was employed by the Kohlar brothers, Steve and Joe. Dixie Parker was the private secretary of Steve Kohlar. Gertie Kohlar was the wife of Joe and was an... This description may be from another edition of this product.
More pulp than a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
If you're a fan of pulp fiction, this book is for you. It has guns that go "Chow-chow" as they spit hot lead, it has beautiful dames, and some of the snappiest patter in decades. It has a paper-thin but fast moving plot that never lets you think about the holes in it until you're done. Finally, it has the quintessential hard-nosed hero, Duke Pizzatello. It's all strictly B-grade, and campy as heck in retrospect. But if you want to sample well done pulp fiction from the glory days of pulp, this book is a sure fire winner.
Of all the pulp novels I?ve read, this may be the pulpiest.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
More willing dames, more violence, more doublecrosses, more plot twists, more death, more coincidences and a quicker pace than just about anything else out there.Here's a brief outline:IntroSlang (throughout)SexFightSexDoublecrossPlot twistViolencePlot twistSexMurderMurderDoublecrossCoincidenceViolencePlot twistSexViolencePlot twistCoincidenceDeathDoublecrossDoublecrossPlot twistViolencePlot twistCoincidenceDeathSolutionSexGet the picture? Fun trash.
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