The Last Good Kiss, by James Crumley

Well, I didn't know it, but James Crumley is dead.

I just heard about him, and he's been dead over a year. Just my luck.

The Last Good Kiss is a pretty good read. I got a little put off at the beginning by its overblown language, but I started to get used to it.

Then I got put off by the constant drinking and fighting, it was starting to give me a hangover.

The plot twisted enough to make me read to the end, and I might just try another book by the late Mr. Crumley.