β Scribed by Goodis, David
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
For the first time, the best work of a distinctive master of American noir is available in authoritative e-book editions from The Library of America. In _Street of No Return_(1954), David Goodis presents a skid row odyssey in which a famous crooner scarred by violence descends into dereliction. From
βDavid Goodis is the mystery man of hardboiled fiction.ββGeoffrey OβBrien In _Street of No Return,_ we meet the pathetic figure of Whitey. Once upon a time Whitey was a crooner with a million-dollar voice and a standing invitation from any woman who heard him use it. Until he had the bad luck to f
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