![]() He prides himself in the authenticity of his work, but this means Jacob picks the brains of some of the least reputable citizens of the world. Using the pseudonym “Jack Holly,” Jacob finds success as the author of scandalous and bestselling crime novels. Though they are maligned by critics, these raunchy drugstore novels fly off the shelves - or so the head of Blue Devil Books tells Jacob. ![]() The pulp fiction magazines he used to write for are dying and being replaced by paperback novels that offer cheap excitement for the everyday man and woman. Jacob Heppleman is a hack writer fresh from the War in Europe who has discovered that things at home have changed. ![]() ![]() Estleman sets his latest, “Paperback Jack,” in the 1946 world of pulp fiction publishing. This week we are featuring Historical and Western fiction from our New Large Print collection.īestselling author Loren D. This column was submitted by Evangeline Cessna, Local History Librarian at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. ![]()
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