Black Stiletto : Secrets and Lies
Worth buying if: You enjoy Raymond Benson's pulpy noir with a female vigilante protagonist.
Skip it if: You expect a modern police procedural rather than character-driven noir.
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Summary
In Black Stiletto: Secrets and Lies Benson follows the secret life of a female crimefighter whose past diaries and present-day consequences collide across 336 pages of noir, family drama, and hidden identities.
Why this book now
Oceanview Publishing's 2014 Black Stiletto entry still rewards readers wanting a retro noir heroine and midcentury secrets revealed in contemporary aftermath.
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Good fit if you want...
- You enjoy Raymond Benson's pulpy noir with a female vigilante protagonist.
- You like mysteries that hinge on diary revelations and 1950s New York atmosphere.
- You expect a modern police procedural rather than character-driven noir.
- You prefer plot-first thrillers over introspective backstory and family secrets.
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Exact edition: Edition shown · ISBN-13 9781608091027
Worth buying if: You enjoy Raymond Benson's pulpy noir with a female vigilante protagonist.
Skip it if: You expect a modern police procedural rather than character-driven noir.
Check Amazon for the current price and availability of this exact edition.
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Reading commitment
Balanced Moderate time
At 336 pages, expect a moderate commitment: immersive reading over several sessions to track the diary revelations, character arcs, and layered mysteries.
What stands out here
This Oceanview Publishing edition emphasizes Benson's blend of period detail and contemporary consequences, spotlighting the Black Stiletto persona and buried memoirs.
Best way to approach it
Read with attention to timeline shifts between the 1950s vigilante episodes and present-day repercussions to appreciate how Benson unravels secrets and lies.
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Exact edition: ISBN-13 9781608091027
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