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William Campbell GaultBrock Callahan Books William Campbell Gault was already a noted mystery writer, a rising star even, when he gave up writing crime stories to focus on sports books for kids (no, not that kind of "sports book"). As he'd already been writing about former L. A. Ram Brock "The Rock" Callahan, this wasn't that much of a stretch. Gault returned to the hardboiled fold with The Cana Diversion, bringing back not only Callahan but his other series detective, Joe Puma. It's hard not to compare Callahan and Puma. Callahan is a bluff, standup guy, nice even, with a steady PI practice and a steady girlfried to match. Puma, on the other hand, is long on angst, has a mean streak, and scrapes by however he can. The Rock points the way towards Dan Fortune and Dave Brandstetter, while Puma is a throwback to Philip Marlowe. Both were good, in their own ways, and that fact says as much as anything can about Gault's skill as a writer. Brock Callahan BooksDead Pigeon (1992) Buy Cat And Mouse (1988) Buy The Chicano War (1986) Buy The Dead Seed (1985) Buy Death In Donegal Bay (1984) Buy The Cana Diversion (1982) The Bad Samaritan (1982) Buy Dead Hero (1963) Buy County Kill (1962) Buy Vein Of Violence (1961) Buy Come Die With Me (1959) Buy The Convertible Hearse (1957) Buy Day Of The Ram (1956) Buy Ring Around The Rosa (1955) aka Murder In The Raw Joe Puma Books The Cana Diversion (1982) The Hundred Dollar Girl (1961) Million Dollar Tramp (1960) The Wayward Widow (1959) Sweet Wild Wench (1959) Night Lady (1958) End Of A Call Girl (1958) aka Don't Call Tonight Shakedown (1953) Other Books Marksman And Other Stories (2003) Buy The Sweet Blonde Trap (1959) Death Out of Focus (1959) Phantom (1957) Fair Prey (1956) Square In The Middle (1956) Run, Killer, Run (1954) Blood On The Boards (1953) The Canvas Coffin (1953) The Bloody Bokhara (1952) Don't Cry For Me (1952) Links Profile - The Thrilling Detective profiles William Campbell Gault. Home | Books | Movies | Features | Search All material copyright © 2001, 2002 by Graham Powell |
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