Janie

by Dan J. Marlowe

32 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1983

About the author

aka Albert Avellano, Jaime Sandaval, Gar Wilson (house name)

Dan J. Marlowe was a middle-aged businessman who, in the personal turmoil after the death of his wife of many years, decided to abandon his old life. He started writing, and his first novel was published when he was 45.

Marlowe's most famous book and his best-known character arrived from Fawcett Gold Medal Books in 1962 ("The Name of the Game Is Death").

Reviews

[Jim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an entire book that I paid used book money for not realizing it's a thin little hardback (4"x5" or so). The story was good, but very spare which is what impressed me about the other book I read by Marlowe. A young detective solves a crime with some luck. I feel pretty ripped off, but I hate to take it out on the story, but 2 more of the books I bought were the same: Comeback & The Devlin Affair. Beware of "Fastback Mysteries"!

I did manage to buy one decent paperback by Marlowe, Never Live Twice & I'll read it next.

[Ted · Rating 2 out of 5]

A pretty lame read.