tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post7609495479860524691..comments2024-03-25T11:17:18.130-07:00Comments on Davy Crockett's Almanack of Mystery, Adventure and The Wild West: Forgotten Books: A NOOSE FOR THE DESPERADO by Clifton Adams (1951)Evan Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-77423438185545156312017-11-26T16:19:52.961-08:002017-11-26T16:19:52.961-08:00Damn. I miss that Munsey site.Damn. I miss that Munsey site.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-38865550682921818092017-11-26T15:36:37.583-08:002017-11-26T15:36:37.583-08:00I read this years ago when the blogger calling him...I read this years ago when the blogger calling himself Munsey still had his site up with a lot of these classics.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-22039472879965866462017-11-25T16:46:15.842-08:002017-11-25T16:46:15.842-08:00Cool. I'll be on the lookout for The Differenc...Cool. I'll be on the lookout for The Difference.Evan Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07620731784654779358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-15609060257863376432017-11-25T14:34:35.017-08:002017-11-25T14:34:35.017-08:00I've read a number of his novels in the past f...I've read a number of his novels in the past few years, and the one that really clicked with me was The Desperado. I was interested because Donald Westlake mentioned having read both novels about Tall Cameron, and how much he admired the first--the second he didn't like, because it basically erased all the character development from the first. Hit the reset button. Making any further books about Tall impossible. I also didn't find it a satisfying finish to the story. <br /><br />I also thought none of the other characters in the second book were that interesting, though some had potential. The Mexican girl, for example--that could have been a great romantic subplot. She was a lot more interesting than the girl in the previous book. Tall seemed, in the end, like a character who couldn't commit to anything. <br /><br />Years later, Charles Willeford wrote a western novel (his one and only) called The Difference, which is a clear retelling of The Desperado--but with a very significant difference. His protagonist totally commits. I'll say no more. On the whole, I think it's a better book, but it's a very close call, and Adams gets credit for being first.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00271250698430923736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4705940625481143611.post-61305660744856162842017-11-24T08:32:24.622-08:002017-11-24T08:32:24.622-08:00I'm reading the STARK HOUSE omnibus collection...I'm reading the STARK HOUSE omnibus collection of Clifton Adams now. Great stuff!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com