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

Books on file

Avg rating

4.0

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.

The takes

What we have said about Harold Adams

When Rich Men Die
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.
A Way With Widows
Another Carl Wilcox novel. Harold Adams at his most observational about how small communities deal with desire.
The Ditched Blonde
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
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.