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This is quite a comprehensive examination of the death of Elizabeth Short AKA The Black Dahlia in 1947. The parts I like of the book the best was the examination of the personality of Elizabeth Short and the author somewhat successfully places her in the realm of being a free spirit. That to me was the most interesting part. The rest of the book is an extensive examination of a number of suspects in her murder.

This novella is 150 pages and is superb in every way. Young man interacts with older couple against the backdrop of the Nebraska frontier versus town life. It’s a very sad story about losing one’s place in society but charm, vivaciousness help the lost lady along her journey

This was a very strange book which started off as sci-fi about a spaceship full of beautiful women leaving the earth before the sun exploded . It then turned out to be a fever dream of the man who commanded the ship. It has Willingham’s usual humor and sex obsessions but it is not one of his better effort