Re: RARA-AVIS: Still on Brown

Bob Toomey (btoomey@javanet.com)
Fri, 03 Dec 1999 23:39:52 -0500

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Bruce Townley wrote:

> While THE FAR CRY is generally accepted as a gem, Brown's output was,
> overall, of such high quality, so wittily and expertly crafted that you
> could more or less pick up <any> of his titles and enjoy yourself. Rather
> like the recordings of, say, Duke Ellington or Bob Wills. Consistently high
> quality.

This is true, but many of his mystery novels have been unavailable for thirty years and more, good novels like MURDER CAN BE FUN and DEATH HAS MANY DOORS. Be nice to see them reprinted, along with some large affordable short story collections.

BobT

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