Deliver Me from Dallas
Although an earlier version was first published as Whip Hand by  W. Franklin Sanders in 1961, the publisher declares this to be  the original Deliver Me from Dallas!, for which the late Charles  Willeford (Shark-Infested Custard, the Hoke Moseley series,  etc.) deserves full credit. (Confused? All is explained in Jesse  Sublett's introduction.) Ex-cop Bill Brown flees L.A. for  Dallas, where he runs into all manner of trouble, including some  murderous hillbilly kidnappers and a woman who wields a mean  bullwhip. This hardboiled yarn is remarkably well constructed  and should find an enthusiastic audience among aficionados of  Jim Thompson and the like.Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.