One of the most unusual hard-boiled novels, this story traces the efforts of the brutally effective bank robber in Dan Marloweâ€™s The Name of the Game is Death to recover from devastating fire

One Endless Hour

One of the most unusual hard-boiled novels, this story traces the efforts of the brutally effective bank robber in Dan Marloweâ€™s The Name of the Game is Death to recover from devastating fire damage to his face and resume his career. One Endless Hour begins with a summary of the end of The Name of the Game is Death, but quickly moves on to a tale that is both peculiar and nerve-wracking. The protagonist, who calls himself Earl Drake, hooks up with a gambling addict named Preacher Harris and a pornographic film maker named Dick Dahl to try to pull off a huge, complex heist that even he fears will fail.

One Endless Hour