Hey remember when
I read two books that were illustrated, for the skimpiest of reasons, with oil paintings of Schoenberg? My, my! Those were heady times for everyone. Strange coincidences abounded, and we were sore afraid. So anyway, after I finished
QUEENPIN I happened to read ANSWERED PRAYERS by
Truman Capote. And in both books, characters relate anecdotes about legendary gangster moll
Virginia Hill (who was from
Alabama, by the way). So. That's crazy! Books are weird!