A review by girlofsteel377
Queenpin by Megan Abbott

4.0

I read the short story that I guess the book was based on in Damn Near Dead which is a "geezer noir" anthology I read about a month or so ago. I do like the novel--but I am also biased toward Megan Abbott. It's interesting that neither the city or the time period can be pinpointed--though the lush fashion and fabrics point the way. When the women are described as hard-boiled--they don't let you down. An image of an exterior icy perfection but with a lava-like drive and center. Gotta work fast to keep from melting.