Hi James,
I agree. Let's hear it for John D,
and for Travis for that matter. I remember the excitement I
felt when I stumbled across "One Fearful Yellow Eye," and
discovered there were all of these other Travis Mc books
waiting to be read.
Trav's attitude toward women seems
both silly and pompous today, and I'd pay a high price not to
have to listen to him lecture about economics, but he could
lead us on a hell of a chase, and he did combat with some
marvelous villains. The psychopath in "A Tan and Sandy
Silence" was a beaut.
My experience with the Gold Medal
series has been uneven. Hard to complain about "A Flash of
Green" (even the movie was good) or "The Girl, the Gold Watch
and Everything," but others like "The Brass Cupcake" and
"Where is Janice Gantry" left me cold. I'd enjoy building a
new reading list from the favorites of Rara-avians, a sort of
the best of John D., if anyone is so inclined.
Jim
Blue
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