A Bullet for Cinderella

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Summary: as usual, a great read
Review: I'm working my way through all the works of J.D. MacDonald that I can find. Finished all but one of the Travis McGees-- putting that day off when I'll have no more ahead of me. Also, his short stories-- Good Old Stuff, End of the Tiger, More Good Old Stuff. And the amazing long list of other titles, no longer in print but easy to find in most used book stores. The best of this last category so far are: April Evil, The Empty Trap, On the Run. I've read that Dead, Low Tide is also one of his best. Just beneath this tier are the usual MacDonalds-- great, plot-driven "pulp fiction," in the best sense of the term. A Bullet For Cinderella is in this group. Great escapist reading from THE master of the '50s genre mentioned above. As far as what to avoid, the least interesting McGee was Free Fall in Crimson. (The best was The Green Ripper.) Some take off right away-- The Empty Trap, for instance-- and some take a while, setting up character depth and story background-- The Last One Left, for instance. I found Barrier Island took too long to get started. I prefer the more plot-driven ones. A Bullet For Cinderella is certainly one of the good ones.