I remembered Honey West as a TV show from my childhood. Thanks to Overlook Books, now I know it was based on a series of tough guy . . . tough gal? . . . private eye novels. Fans of Mickey Spillane's 1950s Mike Hammer novels will recognize the hard-boiled formula at work in this tale, and it works nicely. Bits that may have seemed titillating to readers at the time of its original publication may seem tame today, but this is an entertaining PI novel. Fans of classic paperback illustration will also appreciate the publisher's using the original Robert McGuire cover painting.

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