Recently, New York Review Books held a big sale on forgotten noir classics and I availed myself of the opportunity to grab a few. (Stay tuned.) Of those, Don Carpenter’s Hard Rain Falling was the one I knew the least about, but which was also the most intriguing. It’s advocates speak very highly of it’s unsparing honestly and hardboiled vibe. I mean, just look at that cover. The story has an unusual structure. The narrative switches perspective at odd intervals, just as the reader begins […]