Out of Town A Few Days
(2008)(A book in the Frank Johnson series)
A collection of stories by Ed Lynskey
Private investigator Frank Johnson wants to take things easy, enjoy an occasional drink and the affections of an attractive woman. Unfortunately for him, both his job (especially when investigating crimes for a cranky billionaire) and bad luck mean that he's often confronted with dead bodies and with someone actively out to kill him.
With a wry quip and a hard-edged attitude, Johnson pushes through the confusion to get at the facts-- generally finding that the truth is something he really didn't want to know. 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 Frank Johnson's voice as I read through the stories.
All short stories originally appeared in such notable ezines as PLOT WITH GUNS, HARD LUCK STORIES, ORCHARD PRESS MYSTERIES, and MYSTERICAL-E.
Genre: Mystery
With a wry quip and a hard-edged attitude, Johnson pushes through the confusion to get at the facts-- generally finding that the truth is something he really didn't want to know. 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 Frank Johnson's voice as I read through the stories.
All short stories originally appeared in such notable ezines as PLOT WITH GUNS, HARD LUCK STORIES, ORCHARD PRESS MYSTERIES, and MYSTERICAL-E.
Genre: Mystery
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