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Review of OUT OF TOWN A FEW DAYS by Ed Lynskey (see his website)
15 Frank Johnson Stories
BooksForABuck.com, May 2004
Fans of hard-edged film-noir type detective fiction will find OUT OF TOWN A FEW DAYS to be a veritable treasure-trove of attitude, violence, and adventure. Johnson does grow through his adventures--set in rural America, big cities, overseas and even in the future--but he remains a man you might not want to marry your sister but you'd definitely want on your side in a fight. Author Ed Lynskey uses a spare tone in his first-person narrative. I could almost hear Johnson's voice as I read through the stories.
Several of these stories have appeared before in mystery magazines but OUT OF TOWN A FEW DAYS is the first publication for many and the most complete collection of Frank Johnson mysteries available.
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Four Stars
Reviewed 5/18/04
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