That's my theory as well. The question is really if there is
a shorter version of FATAL STEP, or if the Swedish publishers
did the editing themselves. If the latter is the case they
actually did a pretty good job. It's not just a case of
deleting certain segments, but large parts are totally
rewritten. And not too badly, either.
Odd thing is, only Max Thursday had his name changed. The
other characters - Austin Clapp, Merle Osborn etc - all kept
theirs.
From:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com [mailto:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Juri Nummelin
Sent: den 6 oktober 2007 12:14 To:
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com Subject: RARA-AVIS: John
Lawrence
Anders,
about the apocryphal Wade Miller: I think the Swedish
publisher was just trying to avoid the copyright issues.
There was a John Lawrence who wrote hardboiled crime for the
pulps in the thirties and fourties, but I don't think he ever
wrote anything in book length.
uri
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