The book tells the story of a lifelong resident of the Swamp, Corey Bradford, 34. The neighborhood known as the "Swamp" has since disappeared due to freeway construction and urban renewal. Like most of his writing, "Night Squad" is set in the Philadelphia slums of the mid-1950's. The novel has been reissued several times, most recently in April, 2013, following the success of the Library of America volume. "Night Squad" (1961) was the last novel published during Goodis' lifetime and the last of a series of pulp paperback originals that he wrote between 1951 - 1961. After reading these books, I wanted to read more of Goodis. The noir novelist David Goodis (1917 - 1967) received attention with the Library of America's publication of his novel "Down There" followed in 2012 by a LOA volume of five additional novels. The novel has been reissued several times, most recently i Moral Dilemma In The Swamp Moral Dilemma In The Swamp The noir novelist David Goodis (1917 - 1967) received attention with the Library of America's publication of his novel "Down There" followed in 2012 by a LOA volume of five additional novels.
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