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Bruce Elliott. 3.60. 83 ratings17 reviews. After 4 years, 10 months, 11 days, Larry Camonille got outside and ran. He ran as far and as fast as he could on his one rotting lung-all that was left after the misery of dank prison walls. He ran, but he didn't quite know why.
Sep 11, 2020 · Taking a job in a kitchen to make some money, Camonille shacks up with an epileptic juvenile girl dating one of his co-workers, then embarks on a foolhardy crime spree that even someone with two good lungs could hardly get away with.
I tracked down the book as part of a noir double-set and read both: One is a Lonely Number: Engaging story, except for that small detail of the female love interest being 14. That’s right: 14. As in age.
- Lauren
Mar 20, 2012 · ONE IS A LONELY NUMBER is written in the third person, BLACK WINGS in the first. One is frantic with a nervous, shoot-from-the-hip style, while the other is cool and easy, written like one speaks when sharing a tale with a friend.
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- Bruce Elliott, Elliott Chaze
46 ratings13 reviews. Two pitch-black noirs from the early 1950's, the first one a story of an escaped con who gets tragically caught up in the lives of a small town, and the second one the story of destructive lovers who pull off an armored car heist with disastrous results. Includes new introductions by Ed Gorman and Bill Crider.
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One Is a Lonely Number (also known as Two Is a Happy Number) is a 1972 American drama film directed by Mel Stuart, and starring Trish Van Devere, Janet Leigh, and Melvyn Douglas. The screenplay, based upon the short story "The Good Humor Man" by Rebecca Morris, was written by David Seltzer.
One is a Lonely Number is a 1952 novel and is solidly within the noir tradition. It is dark in mood, very dark and the world of Larry Camonille is one where he is all alone and no one seems to have a heart of gold.
- Bruce Elliott
