num_pages: 159
description: First written in 1941 but banned from publication in the United States until 1988, this hard-boiled mystery covers such unsavory but potent topics as grave-robbing, religious cults, kinky sex, and whorehouse violence. In this classic noir novel, a private eye from St. Louis, who likes his steak rare, his liquor hard, and his women fallen, arrives at the small town of Paulton to protect his wealthy client's daughter from a suspicious religious cult. Throughout the span of the case, he confronts Paulton's mob boss, avenges his partner's death, and falls for a classic femme fatale named Princess.
language: English
title: Solomon's Vineyard
titlecomplete: Solomon's Vineyard
characters: Charley Pendis, Thomas McGee, Piper Sommes, Mary Jane Bronson (1910-1936), Tabitha Peck (1920-1937, Piper, Karl Craven, Anette Nordstrom (1911-1939), Bethine Gleason, Penelope Grayson, Ginger Boiton, Carmel Todd, Oscar K. Johnson, Joe Manno, Carter Jeliff, Grace Robins (1913-1938), Caryle Waterman, Pug Banta, Gus Papas
genres: Mystery, Noir, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Banned Books, Novels, Hard Boiled, 20th Century, Crime
ratings_count: 371
places: Paulton, Paul County
publisher: Pan Books