I just finished a
Richard S. Prather mystery,
Bodies in Bedlam, featuring
LA private eye Shell Scott
These wonderfully dated private eye novels by Prather are great fun to read, Daddy-O. The lingo zips and prances around on the LA asphalt like three drunken ballerinas in short skirts weaving around on thin ice. The writing will make your eyeballs stand a-goggle in mute wonderment, especially if you've just read two or three pages of Derridian bombast and you need a strong mind-meld, bwana!
Highly recommended if you're not into politically correct language.
Don