Free (nook/Kindle) Don't Cry For Me by William Campbell Gault [Vintage Pulp Mystery]

ATDrake · 04-29-2012, 03:19 AM

Don't Cry For Me by William Campbell Gault is a vintage pulp mystery/crime thriller originally released by Boardman in 1952 and reprinted as part of publisher Adams Media's new Prologue Books imprint, which looks to e-book-only seriously old-school pulp tales of mystery, adventure, and sci-fi at an affordable price, according to the Publishers Weekly article.

The blurb on the cover says that this won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel back in the day.

Currently free @ B&N and Amazon UK, likely to drop in the main store.

Description
He was a heel . . . a blue-blood gone bad, a low-brow with class, a bum with an income. He liked low-slung cars and top-heavy girls, and he took his pleasure where he found it.

He was the consort of bookies, dope-peddlers, crooks; the buddy of has-beens, tough guys, and junkies. He dreamed the big dream, but played it small . . . free wheeling it down hill all the way, with a crack-up—and murder—at the bottom.

Too many slow horses, too many fast women, and finally, one loaded cigarette; and after that . . . trouble: a woman who wouldn’t stay, a dead man’s face that wouldn’t go away, and an alibi that wouldn’t stick . . .

Dr. Drib · 04-29-2012, 07:18 AM

Got it...because I'm a heel.

Thanks.

Don

Apache · 04-29-2012, 10:49 AM

I am not usually a heel, but I got it any way.

Thank you,
Apache

Blue Tyson · 04-29-2012, 11:17 AM

Nice. Read a few Gault stories, so cool.

koland · 04-29-2012, 11:42 AM

A number of Gualt's books are 99 cents today, also, as part of the Kindle Deal of the Day.

ATDrake · 04-29-2012, 11:59 AM

Here's the MR thread for the 99 cent Prologue Books Kindle Deal of the Day, in case anyone wants to give/pick up recommendations.

SensualPoet · 04-29-2012, 02:01 PM

Don't miss this freebie by Gault. Here's why. In addition to winning the 1953 Edgar for Best First Novel, both Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald praised the book.

There's a great reprint of the original hardcover dust jacket here.

04-29-2012, 03:19 AM	#1
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Free (nook/Kindle) Don't Cry For Me by William Campbell Gault [Vintage Pulp Mystery] Don't Cry For Me by William Campbell Gault is a vintage pulp mystery/crime thriller originally released by Boardman in 1952 and reprinted as part of publisher Adams Media's new Prologue Books imprint, which looks to e-book-only seriously old-school pulp tales of mystery, adventure, and sci-fi at an affordable price, according to the Publishers Weekly article. The blurb on the cover says that this won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel back in the day. Currently free @ B&N and Amazon UK, likely to drop in the main store. Description He was a heel . . . a blue-blood gone bad, a low-brow with class, a bum with an income. He liked low-slung cars and top-heavy girls, and he took his pleasure where he found it. He was the consort of bookies, dope-peddlers, crooks; the buddy of has-beens, tough guys, and junkies. He dreamed the big dream, but played it small . . . free wheeling it down hill all the way, with a crack-up—and murder—at the bottom. Too many slow horses, too many fast women, and finally, one loaded cigarette; and after that . . . trouble: a woman who wouldn’t stay, a dead man’s face that wouldn’t go away, and an alibi that wouldn’t stick . . .

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04-29-2012, 07:18 AM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 45,385 Karma: 59504381 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: KINDLE: Oasis 3, Scribe (1st), Matcha; KOBO: Libra 2, Libra Colour	Got it...because I'm a heel. Thanks. Don

04-29-2012, 10:49 AM	#3
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,269 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	I am not usually a heel, but I got it any way. Thank you, Apache

04-29-2012, 11:17 AM	#4
Blue Tyson Blue Captain Posts: 1,595 Karma: 5000236 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Australia Device: Kindle Keyboard 3G,Huawei Ideos X3,Kobo Mini	Nice. Read a few Gault stories, so cool.

04-29-2012, 11:42 AM	#5
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	A number of Gualt's books are 99 cents today, also, as part of the Kindle Deal of the Day.

04-29-2012, 11:59 AM	#6
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Here's the MR thread for the 99 cent Prologue Books Kindle Deal of the Day, in case anyone wants to give/pick up recommendations.

04-29-2012, 02:01 PM	#7
SensualPoet Wizard Posts: 2,302 Karma: 2607151 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura HD, Kindle Paperwhite, Asus ZenPad 3, Kobo Glo	Don't miss this freebie by Gault. Here's why. In addition to winning the 1953 Edgar for Best First Novel, both Raymond Chandler and Ross Macdonald praised the book. There's a great reprint of the original hardcover dust jacket here.

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