(Yes, I went there!)
The Jan. 19 edition of the Washington Post "Thrillers" roundup, reviewed by Richard Lipez, announces that Syndicate Press is reprinting all of Joseph Hansen's pioneering Dave Brandstetter novels over the coming 12 months. Fadeout, the first in the series featuring the comfortably gay World War II vet and L.A. insurance investigator, was published in 1970. As Michael Nava (two of whose mystery novels we have discussed) points out in his insightful new introduction, that's when gay sex was a criminal act in 49 of 50 states. Through grit and sheer talent, Hansen writes, "It is his art, ultimately, and not simply his subject matter, that makes Joseph Hansen one of the great masters of California noir." Lipez concludes, "Crime fiction fans who don't know Hansen's work are in for a treat."
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