Evan Hunter - Every Little Crook and Nanny

“Carmine!” Stella called from the foot of the stairs. “Will you be developing film all night?”

“No, dearest,” Ganucci replied, “just a roll or two,” and opened the door, and graciously allowed Nanny to precede him into the darkroom.

THE END

The author wishes to express his thanks and appreciation to the following good and honest citizens who posed for the various characters in this novel:

1: Richard A. Kennerson (Graphic Designer)

2: Harry Melnick (Retired Businessman)

3: Samuel N.Antupit (Art Director and Publisher)

4: Richard Hunter and Mark Hunter (Students, Harvard University)

5: Jack Farren (Theatrical and Motion Picture Producer)

6: Charles F. Lombino (Retired Mailman)

7: Robert Gage (Art Director)

8: Dr. Fred Holtzberg (Research Chemist)

9: Edward L. Lucci (Certified Public Accountant)

10: Evan Hunter (Writer)

11: Ted Hunter (Student, Silvermine Art College)

12: Gene Federico (Advertising Agency Principal)

13: Jerry Bock (Composer)

14: Ingram Ash (Theatrical Advertising Representative)

15: Kaneji Domoto (Architect and Landscape Architect)

16: Stephen Antupit (Photographer and Sculptor)

17: Richard Condon (Lieutenant, NYPD)

18: Anita Ash (Teacher)

The photo of Evan Hunter was graciously posed for by Ed McBain, the eminent novelist, author of The Sentries and other widely read books.

John Simon and Martin Levin are represented entirely by himself — themselves? — theirselves? — their own selves? — John? Martin?

The Martin Levin quotes on pages 30 and 31 are from the New York Times Book Review , 8/30/70.

The John Simon quote on page 31 is from New York , 9/7/70.

The John Simon quote on page 78 is from New York , 9/21/70.

The John Simon quote on page 172 is from New York , 11/30/70.

The Martin Levin quote on page 219 is from the New York Times Book Review , 11/15/70.

The ransom note on page 104 is composed of words clipped from John Simon’s reviews in New York and Martin Levin’s reviews in the New York Times Book Review , as follows:

“ This type of interchange” — NYTBR, 11/29/70.

“is” — NYTBR, 11/29/70.

“factitious” — NY, 11/9/70.

“jaunty eclecticism” — NY, 11/9/70.

“(quite generous snippets, too)” — NY, 11/16/70.

“by” — NY, 12/7/70.

“a polymath” — NY, 11/16/70.

“The” — NY, 11/9/70.

“conspectus” — NY, 11/9/70.

“is cheerful and unassuming as a nosegay of wildfiowers” — NY, 11/9/70.

“Let’s put it this way:” — NYTBR, 11/29/70.

“you can go along with the rest of this buffoonery” — NYTBR, 11/29/70.

“or” — NY, 11/30/70.

“invite”— NY, 12/7/70.

“anfractuous” — NY, 12/19/70.

“unmitigated disaster” — NY, 11/30/70.

“roll back the tide of violence” — NYTBR, 11/15/70.

“enough money” — NY, 11/23/70.

“desiderated” — NY, 11/9/70.

“with” — NY, 12/19/70.

“oh-so-now” — NY, 11/9/70.

“delivery” — NY, 9/21/70.

“What we need immediately is” — NY, 8/17/70.

“though I shudder to mention it,” — NY, 8/17/70.

“lucrative” — NY, 8/3/70.

“capitalization” — NY, 8/3/70.

“Or” — NY, 9/21/70.

“will” — NY, 12/19/70.

“feel free to terrorize, foreclose and even murder.” — NYTBR, 11/29/70.

The postcards on pages 12 and 13 and 96 and 97 are reproduced by permission of “Fotoedizioni Brunner & C.-Como.”

The watch on pages 128 and 166 was created and copyrighted by Dr. Dougherty’s Dirty Time Company, manufactured by Windert Watch Company.

All of the photographs in this book were taken by the author, with the exception of the picture of The Jackass on page 116, which was taken by Richard A. Kenerson. Mr. Kenerson also devised the dollar bill on pages 57 and 212.