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Classical in form, cool, spare and raw.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- sparerichly built
- rawmeticulous
- unpretentiousprestige
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- Author
- Jonathan Latimer
- First published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Gallimard
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- French
- ISBN
- 9782070431175
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Jonathan Latimer was born in Chicago on 23rd October 1906. His main series character was the private investigator Bill Crane. An important character in the development of the hard boiled genre. A notable title is Solomon's Vineyard, the controversy over the content saw the US publication delayed by nine years. The author later concentrated on screen plays and also worked for five years on the Perry Mason television series. from Goodreads
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