tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067176836817075991.post2259292386285460145..comments2024-03-19T19:49:29.687-07:00Comments on Noirboiled Notes: Book Review: Donald E. Westlake, The Mercenaries [a.k.a. The Smashers, a.k.a. The Cutie] (1960)David Rachelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11889462507099768706noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2067176836817075991.post-90531711476621988382014-11-17T10:20:02.896-08:002014-11-17T10:20:02.896-08:00I've been waiting for when you start reviewing...I've been waiting for when you start reviewing Westlake back catalog. I expected the low grade. <br />For me, that was the first book by Westlake that I had read. I enjoyed it immensely. It was by no means perfect, yet it was so much fun, something of a kind that I never met before. And still today I compare every Westlake's book to this one. Ray Garratyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00771800826581349483noreply@blogger.com