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Vengeful Virgin | 
 enlarge | Author: Gil Brewer
Publisher: Dorchester Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: £5.99
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Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 303773
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 220
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 4.1 x 1
ISBN: 0843957700
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780843957709
ASIN: 0843957700
Publication Date: April 1, 2007
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 4 - 5 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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Sexy Noir March 7, 2008
T. Krings (düsseldorf)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Now here is a real gem: a nice, fast paced well written noir story about a guy who falls for a young girl with whom he conspires to murder. Things get out of hand and you have sex and violence all ovr the place. It's a gritty story, sexually very explicit for the 50s and in the vein of James M. Cain. Very, very good!
Sheer bloody brilliance August 23, 2007
Chudpiper (London, England)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This comes off as a fast-paced version of Jim Thompson's 'A Hell Of a Woman'... boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl destroys boy... and how! Brewer nails the complications of flat-out lustful behaviour, socking it to the reader with a combination one two punch, an upper cut to the jaw, and, just as you are windmilling to the wall he kicks you clean in the nuts. Pick this up, you won't put it down until you're done, and boy, you'll be done.
Virgin On Perfection May 28, 2007
Foggy Tewsday
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Isn't it great when you find a book that is just pure joy to read? Such is my experience with this wonderful crime story from pulp writer Gil Brewer. Originally published in 1958, it's been reissued under the excellent Hard Case Crime imprint.
This is a tale of greed and lust. Jack Ruxton is a television repair man. He visits the home of the wealthy, but ailing Victor Spondell who is being nursed by his very attractive 18-year-old stepdaughter, Shirley Angela. Naturally, Ruxton and Shirley fall for each other. If only Victor would just hurry up and die, they would be able to be together. They would also be very rich. A plan is hatched to make their dreams come true.
It's an enthralling story and brilliantly written. There is no verbiage. The story is told in the first person from Ruxton's point of view and is related in colourfully punchy prose that will keep you turning the pages. The characters are not particularly likeable. Perhaps this is self-evident given that the male and female leads are plotting murder. But even their victim comes across as quite unpleasant. It's unusual, for me at least, to enjoy a novel where most of the characters are so unsympathetic. It's also unusual to read a novel that has such a small cast of characters.
Although almost fifty years old, this is my favourite novel of 2007 so far. If you enjoy a good crime story, this should not be missed. It's quite short at 220 pages and the story moves along very quickly towards its stunning conclusion.
The cover art also deserves a mention. Hard Case Crime have some excellent cover paintings gracing their novels, and `The Vengeful Virgin' is no exception. Utterly superb.
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