The longlost, neverbeforepublished, autobiographical first novel by Ralph Dennis, author of the legendary Hardman series.In the late 1960s, a balding, overweight, heavydrinking writer struggles to find his place in the literary/academic worlds of Yale and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, while desperately trying to figure out why all of his relationships with women, romantically and otherwise, seem doomed from the start.The book includes introductions by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lee Goldberg and by Ralphs close friend Ben Jones, the Dukes of Hazzard actor and former U.S. Congressman from Georgia.Praise for Wind Sprints"Its written, if not with selfloathing, a certain disdain. Its not a flattering portrait of the narrator. Sure, its an uncomfortable read, but its also a poignant one. What is clear, though, is Dennis voice, his noirist temperment, and signs of the style that made his later novels crime classics. Discovering this novel and bringing it to the public was clearly a labor of love and its truly to be applauded. Dennis never got his due in his lifetime but damn, what a writer." CrimeTimeUK FMPraise for Ralph Dennis"His prose was muscular, swift and highly readable. Like Chandler and Hammett before him, Dennis was trying to do something different with what was thought of as throwaway literature." Joe R. Lansdale"His strong prose and wellpaced storytelling place him alongside the likes of George V. Higgins and Ross MacDonald." Publishers...

Binding: Paperback;298 pages; Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP; Classification: N/A; Weight: 501.92 g; Dimensions: N/A

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