tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post1589614514501383457..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: On The Assassin’s ListMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-50212458652596796992008-04-27T09:47:00.000-05:002008-04-27T09:47:00.000-05:00i like McCurtin, but as already mentioned, it's to...i like McCurtin, but as already mentioned, it's tough to know if "he" was one person or a house name. his stand alone novels (Mafioso, The Syndicate, Cosa Nostra)are all really good-Mafioso was even made into a film-The Boss-by Fernando Di LeoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-35799400812245971012008-04-25T22:45:00.000-05:002008-04-25T22:45:00.000-05:00Most of McCurtin's Westerns are pretty good, and I...Most of McCurtin's Westerns are pretty good, and I've heard good things about his two mysteries about private eye Pete Shay (MINNESOTA STRIP and another whose title I've forgotten). There's been some debate over the years about whether McCurtin was a real person or a house-name. Consensus seems to be that there really was a Peter McCurtin but that the name was used occasionally on books he didn't write. If you read Westerns, check out the Carmody series under his name and the Saddler series that he wrote as Gene Curry.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.com