Michael Z. Lewin
HARD LINEAltogether there are three Leroy Powder novels: NIGHT COVER, HARD LINE and LATE PAYMENTS. Powder does also feature strongly in UNDERDOG, and occasionally in my Indianapolis novels after NIGHT COVER. A couple of years ago I wrote a story about him for the first time, “Late Shift,” which is included in the RELUCTANT DETECTIVE collection. Powder is not, by and large, a nice fella. Ironically, a real Indianapolis policeman once claimed that I based Powder on him in a story in the “Indianapolis Star.” Pity I’d never met the guy. But some people like Powder – he was my mother’s favorite character of mine. A reviewer in “The New Yorker” said of NIGHT COVER, “In the several days during which Mr. Lewin allows us to share his long waking hours, Leroy Powder becomes exhilaratingly alive.” That’s good, right? NIGHT COVER was published by Foul Play but is out of print (in English) now. I’ve got copies, as does Backprint and, no doubt, Amazon and other stores. HARD LINE and LATE PAYMENTS are still in print. |
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