"I am sorry for all men," she said.
"But the others I am sorry for and send away.
You I am sorry for and I let you come.
That's how I know I love you."
Eric Knight
You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up
1938
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Thursday, January 8, 2009
Book Review: Eric Knight, You Play the Black and the Red Comes Up (1938)
Oddly episodic crime novel about a man who hops a freight train to California, chasing after the wife and son who have fled him. We meet numerous flakes in California, including a pair of women who somehow manage to turn a ridiculous Ponzi scheme (Ecanaanomics!) into a successful cross between a religious cult and a political movement. Part social satire, part noir, all from the writer who would later create Lassie. Grade: C+
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