Denton's nameless protege suddenly has it all: money, power and a future with limitless possibilities. Reminiscent of works by crime- fiction icons like Mickey Spillane, James Cain and Donald Westlake, Abbott's third novel (after "Die a Little" and "The Song Is You") takes classic hard-boiled stereotypes and gives them an innovative gender twist.Ĭentral to the story is an ambitious 22-year-old woman who is introduced into the world of organized crime by infamous mob legend Gloria Denton, a much-respected - and much-feared - fixture in the seedy underworld of 1960s Las Vegas. Topping the list is "Queenpin," by Megan Abbott, who has been tagged the new queen of noir for good reason. This summer, devotees of pulp-inspired whodunits have an abundance of intriguing new releases and reissued classics to choose from.
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