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His belly was flabby, and it got softer every time I hit it. I hit it often.

Carroll John Daly

His belly was flabby, and it got softer every time I hit it. I hit it often.

Tags: hard boiled, noir, pulp

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About Carroll John Daly

Carroll John Daly (1889–1958) was a writer of crime fiction. One of the earliest writers of hard-boiled fiction, he is best known for his detective character Race Williams, who appeared in a number of stories for Black Mask magazine in the 1920s.