Absolutely Amazing Technique - and Writing

Why would I evidence ANY interest at all in a current mystery author, especially one who writes noir, or hard-boiled mysteries ? Because Charlie Huston has a great hook: the way he writes dialog. No “Jack said,” “Mary responded,”, no he-said-she-said. He uses long dashes, not “-” or “--” but ¼ inch or 3/8 inch dashes. And it works, dammit. All prices below are for fine condition first editions in fine condition dust jackets, as available. However, I expect that one of the major book clubs will publish a 3-in-1 fairly soon, and this should be the first hardbound edition, thus.