Never Say No to a Killer (13) (Black Gat Books) - Softcover

Adams, Clifton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1944520368 ISBN 13: 9781944520366

Publisher: Stark House Press, 2017

Synopsis

NEVER SAY NO TO A KILLER

 

When Roy Surratt busts out of jail, he only has two things going for him—faith that his former cellmate, John Venci, will keep his promise to help him stay clear of the cops, and the supreme confidence in his own intelligence. After all, Roy knows he’s got what it takes to succeed. And no one had better get in his way.

 

So it comes as some surprise that the person who meets him after his breakout isn’t Venci, but Venci’s wife, Dorris. He didn’t figure on having to deal with a woman. But he soon finds out that Venci is dead, that Dorris is sitting on a sweet blackmail scheme, and that he can have this town in his back pocket if he can just stay cool enough to take Venci’s place. But Roy doesn’t figure on Pat Kelso, girlfriend of his first mark. He has no idea how quickly the best laid plans can unravel.

About this title

Review:

“A homicidal first-person thriller reminiscent of Horace McCoy’s jailbreak classic, Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye... relentlessly vicious.” —Cullen Gallagher, “The Desert, The Prairie, and The Gutter.”

 

“Man, this is a great novel. There's not a slow moment in it. The violent scenes are vivid and blood-soaked. The pace runs into overdrive through the final page. Do yourself a favor and read this book as soon as possible. It will make you want to do a deep dive into Clifton Adams' other fiction. Highly recommended.”—Tom Simon, Men’s Adventure Paperbacks

 

“This one’s a killer.”—Kristofer Upjohn, Noir Journal

 

“This is a skillfully written book with a very effective air of impending doom. The narrator may be fooling himself, but he’s not fooling us.”—James Reasoner, Rough Edges

About the Author:

Clifton Adams was born in Comanche, Oklahoma in 1919. During WWII, he served in the Tank Corps in both Africa and Europe, developing his favorite hobby, cooking, while trying to prepare army rations. He wrote over 50 books and 125 stories under several pseudonyms—including Clay Randall, Jonathan Gant and Matt Kinkaid--and won two Spur Awards for his westerns, Tragg's Choice in 1969 and The Last Days of Wolf Garnett in 1970. He had also been named "Oklahoma Writer of the Year" in 1965 by the University of Oklahoma, his alma mater. He died of a heart attack in San Francisco, California on October 7, 1971.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stark House Press
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1944520368
• ISBN 13: 9781944520366
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 166