> Hank Janson was a hugely successful and prolific
English imitator of
the 50s
> US pulp novels. I've never read any, mainly because
I suspect the
quality
> might pale in comparison with his US counterparts
(Keene, Miller,
White,
> Brewer, Williams, John D, et al). On the other hand,
I could be
wrong. I
> had a look in the rara-avis archives, but he's not
prompted much
discussion.
> Is that because he's not worth discussing? Any
informed opinions?
>
> Al Guthrie
Hank Janson was a house name. Stephen D. Frances wrote a lot
of the early books from around 1960 - these were not so bad.
The series deteriorated later on. But the books were - like
you said - kind of an imitation of the American writers that
you mention. And the Australian - very prolific writer -
Carter Brown comes to mind.
Frankie Lee
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