Much more disturbing than her novels written as herself, this one is about a group of friends who committed awful crime against a child. Of course they were young and inexperienced, but it's amazing how Barbara Vine portrays them as worst possible scum on earth. After many years memories of crime begin to haunt them when they are older and have a respectable career.

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Dashiell Hammett - Man Of Mystery
This is informative book on Dashiell Hammett from Sally Cline. However frustrating it may have been because Hammett rarely spoke of himself ...

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Woman in trouble comes to alcoholics hideout full of sluts and scum seeking help from ex-cop, now drinking himself to death. Apparently she ...
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Decent crime movie with great performance by James Woods, based on early James Ellroy novel, is flawed and somewhat uninspiring in its tale ...
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Although somewhat poorly written, this is milestone in crime genre, with good sense of hypocrisy and crispy language.
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