Don’t Know Tough
Don’t Know Tough Mysterious Book Report No. 489 by John Dwaine McKenna Don’t Know Tough, (Soho Crime, $24.95, 336 pages, ISBN 978-1-64129-345-7), by Eli Cranor, is the apex of Southern Noir. Placed in Denton, Arkansas, it’s hard-boiled, gut-wrenching, poignant, gritty, emotional, brutal, savage, raw, and stunningly authentic. It’s a novel you’ll never forget, and it’s hard to believe that it’s Mr. Cranor’s debut. He speaks with authority and his