A review by plaidbrarian
Seduction of the Innocent by Max Allan Collins

4.0

Pulpy and entertaining murder mystery set against the backdrop of the 1950s comic book censorship push and Dr. Frederick Wertham's original Seduction of the Innocent book, which posited a link between juvenile delinquency and comic book reading. This is an especially fun read if you know enough about the actual events to recognize the situations and can identify the real people involved from their slightly-name-altered counterparts. That's not necessary, though, because protagonist/narrator Jack Starr will tell you all you need to know about the comics world of the time. Also, ridiculously detailed descriptions of what everyone is wearing.

I've read very little of Collins' prose work before now. I'll have to fix that.