Author
Harold Adams
Harold Adams (1923-2014) wrote sixteen Carl Wilcox mysteries set in 1930s small-town South Dakota, plus a handful of standalones. He won the Shamus Award and was Edgar-nominated multiple times. His Depression-era prose is the best regional American crime writing of his generation and almost no one reads him anymore.
Reviews
4
Books on file
8
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Years active
1987-2003
Reviewed
Our reviews of Harold Adams's work
A Way With Widows
by Harold Adams
Another Carl Wilcox novel. Harold Adams at his most observational about how small communities deal with desire.
The Ditched Blonde
by Harold Adams
A mid-period Carl Wilcox novel. Harold Adams writing the Depression-era prairie with the kind of dry honesty that the form usually pretends to.
Hatchet Job
by Harold Adams
A mid-period Carl Wilcox mystery by Harold Adams. Depression-era South Dakota, an itinerant sign painter, and a community that knows how to keep its own counsel.
When Rich Men Die
by Harold Adams
When Rich Men Die by Harold Adams 1987 review. The fifth Carl Wilcox Depression-era mystery sends the alcoholic itinerant artist back to Corden, South Dakota for a banker’s murder.
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What we have said about Harold Adams
When Rich Men Die by Harold Adams 1987 review. The fifth Carl Wilcox Depression-era mystery sends the alcoholic itinerant artist back to Corden, South Dakota for a banker’s murder.
Another Carl Wilcox novel. Harold Adams at his most observational about how small communities deal with desire.
A mid-period Carl Wilcox novel. Harold Adams writing the Depression-era prairie with the kind of dry honesty that the form usually pretends to.
A mid-period Carl Wilcox mystery by Harold Adams. Depression-era South Dakota, an itinerant sign painter, and a community that knows how to keep its own counsel.
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