Great literature? Not so much

P. T. LUMAN is no Dashiell Hammett.
The author of the 1931 tale "GANGSTER'S BRAND" is no D.B. McCandless, either.
I am reading the story this morning, after dropping off the girls for their first day of school.
Luman's story relies too heavily on coincidence and often steers well clear of logical plotting. The name of a speakeasy proprietor changes from DAPPER DAN to DAPPER BEN within three pages, which is another sign that I am not delving into any great literature.
The story is entertaining, though, which I suppose was the true litmus for pulp fiction of the 1930s.
Still, I hope the girls read something a little better in school!