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The Trouble with Tramps: An Orrie Hitt Homage

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By Michael Hemmingson
Published by Obelisk Library
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Published: Dec. 29, 2011
Words: 23,013 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781465798305


Short description

Jack Card is a hard-working nowhere man who dreams of a better life. Set in 1957 in a small American town, Jack juggles the favors of three women: Kay, his lush wife who cannot keep faithful; Lucy, his teenage hillbilly girlfriend who is now carrying his child in her belly; and Eve, the rich woman who promises him another life if he helps her murder the husband she hates.

Extended description

Orrie Hitt was known as the Shakespeare of Sleaze, the Noir Poet of Vintage Softcore, during his salad days from 1957-1964. Then he slowly faded away, like many old paperback hacks did, but he was hardly forgotten. He influenced and warped the minds of many, back then and today, creating a cult following among vintage book collectors and fans. In this pastiche of Orrie Hitt, Michael Hemmingson pays homage to the vintage paperback heyday with a compulsively fascinating novel that walks in the used, old boots of the Shakespeare of Sleaze. . . Jack Card is a hard-working nowhere man who dreams of a better life. Whether he’s laying pipe, tending bar, or laying willing wanton women, he spends his free time writing short stories for the pulp magazines, proving he’s more than some hard-drinking, blue collar lug. Set in 1957 in a small American town, Jack juggles the favors of three women: Kay, his lush wife who cannot keep faithful; Lucy, his teenage hillbilly girlfriend who is now carr.. (Read more)

Tags

alcoholism, crime fiction, american fiction, murder plot, crime noir, orrie hitt, heel, retro pulp fiction, lethario, orrie hitt homage, cheatng wives

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