David Goodis Goes to the Beach

Aaron Finestone emailed to tell me that he's posted this photo album of ultra-rare David Goodis photos, provided by Lou "NoirCon" Boxer. Goodis, of course, is Philadelphia's king of noir fiction, and above, he's seen goofing off on the beach at Atlantic City. I've seen some of these photos before (Lou showed 'em to me a while back), but some are completely new... and mesmerizing. You definitely need to check them out.

And in honor of the end of summer, and Goodis, and the Jersey Shore, I think I'll post the opening to Somebody's Done For, Goodis's last novel, and as far as I knew, one of his few Jersey Shore-based noirs.