Roeburt, John – The Hollow Man

Description

Roeburt, John ‘The Hollow Man’ 1954 1st edition novel. 186-pages. VG in Good- worn dust jacket. “The former police officer now has his own television show and his lovely co-star has convinced him to undertake the search for Tiger Man, the former boxing champion, who disappeared at the height of his career.”

The Hollow Man by John Roeburt, published as a 1954 1st edition hardcover (186 pages) by Simon and Schuster, New York, is a hardboiled mystery/noir novel. It serves as the second entry in Roeburt’s series featuring Johnny “Tough Cop” Devereaux, a gritty detective who previously debuted in the 1949 novel Tough Cop.

Book Description:
The narrative follows Johnny Devereaux on what is framed as his toughest case yet. He enters a dark, unforgiving underworld in a desperate search for a missing heavyweight boxing champion who has vanished without a trace. Along the way, Devereaux must navigate typical hardboiled noir staples—vicious beatings, bullets, deceptive figures, a tomb in a marsh, and the seductive but dangerous arms of a mysterious woman whose husband also vanished—before ultimately facing down the elusive title figure.