Tweak the Devil's Nose

Manville Moon #2

by Richard Deming

It was just Manny Moon's luck - or misfortune - that he decided to dine at El Patio the evening the Lieutenant Governor was shot.

254 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2011

About the author

Richard Deming (1915-1983) was a solid and reliable pro whose crime-writing career extended from late 1940s pulps to early 1980s digests. He also wrote several volumes of popular non-fiction late in his life.

He is most likely to be remembered as one of the most prolific contributors to Manhunt and the early days of Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and as a paperback original writer, sometimes of novels based on TV shows (Dragnet, The Mod Squad, and under the pseudonym Max Franklin, Starsky and Hutch). He was also a frequent ghost for the Ellery Queen team on paperback originals and for Brett Halliday on lead novelettes for Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine.

Reviews

[Kenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

Manny Moon is on the trail of a murderer. Standard characters for the series: colorful and memorable, many return. Plot moves and develops well; didn't guess the ending. A mix of sleuthing and action. Recommended.