About the book: 1959 / Tough guy, brawler and drinker, one-eyed Texan Brett Holliday (real name Davis Dresser, 1904-1977) entered the top ten best masters of American detective fiction . His quick-to-kill hero, Michael Shane, is one of those characters who shoots first and thinks later. And for some reason, out of all troubles, he emerges victorious. So maybe he's right?