Booth's story stands out from the crowd

CHARLES G. BOOTH could sure spin a good yarn.
I just finished reading Booth's "STAG PARTY," a hard-boiled detective story compiled in "THE BLACK LIZARD BIG BOOK OF PULPS."
The tale featuring McFee of the Blue Shield Detective Agency first appeared in the pulp magazine "BLACK MASK" in November 1933.
It is a great story for when you're feeling down. I know, because I was feeling depressed last night and this story did a great job of diverting my attention.
Booth (1896-1949) was a better writer than many of the people who penned stories for the pulps.
He actually won an Academy Award for best original story for "The House on 92nd Street" from 1945. Booth was nominated for a Writers Guild award for "Fury at Furnace Creek" in 1948.
"Stag Party" is filled with violence and double-crosses and corrupt officials and a quick-thinking private detective -- all the elements you would expect from a hard-boiled story. Booth makes it seem fresh, though, and that makes his story stand out from the crowd.