The Fallen Sparrow
Loyalty and friendship motivate a quest for revenge in this early noir novel by a master of the genre.
For more than a year, Kit McKittrick languished in a Fascist prison in Spain where he was tortured by a limping jailor known only as Wobblefoot. He escaped with the help of a childhood friend from America who came overseas with him to fight for the Republican cause. When the two return to the United States, Kit goes West to heal, both physically and psychologically, while Louie remains in New York for the high society life of cocktails and cafes that he had enjoyed before his dangerous adventure.
But Kit’s convalescence is cut short when he learns that Louie has taken a long…