This is the first of the Hard Case Crime books that started being published in the States last year. They feature fantastic period-style covers and are a combination of newly published works and re-published older pieces. In this case, it’s a 1961 vintage book that was originally titled Mona. Block, of course, continues to be a bestselling crime author.
This book is short and to the point. A seedy, world-weary grifter gets embroiled in a block of heroin, a girl and her husband. Things happen quickly and I won’t spoil the story. It’s first person, and obviously owes a lot to those 40s noir films. Great fun.