I was at the Winnipeg Library yesterday hoping to find books
(on sale for
$2.00 a bag) by some of the more obscure authors mentioned on
the list, but had no luck. That doesn't mean I didn't leave
with a large bag full of books. On my way out I spotted
Manifesto for the Dead by Domenic Stansberry on the New
Arrivals counter. Anyone read this? The main character is Jim
Thompson at the end of his career and the book is described
as follows:
"An intricate blend of biography, fiction and suspense, this
literary thriller offers a hair-raising portrait of one of
crime fiction's most notorious true-life figures."
I read Stansberry's baseball mystery, The Spoiler, many years
ago and, if memory serves, enjoyed it. However, couldn't get
into his Edgar nominee, The Last Days of Il Duce.
Kent Morgan
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