Sad news. Since I now live reasonably close to the area where
he lived, I was planning to look him up (or rather, to look
for him) and try to interview him.
Johnson is one of the unsung heroes of hardboiled. His
_Mongo's Back in Town_ is on my top ten list of hardboiled
novels. His writing is very powerful, very authentic.
Thanks to Bill for posting this.
Regards,
MrT
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