E. Richard Johnson

Thanks to finding one book by this writer in a strange second hand place, I
now have all of his very "noir" books and enjoyed them all.

What makes it a bit strange is that Johnson wrote all his books while
serving time for murder at Stillwater Prison in Minnesota.

SILVER STREET starts them off, and it won an Edgar. Then MONGO'S BACK IN
TOWN, THE INSIDE MAN, and seven more books. Tragic, Johnson did not do well
when finally released, and returned to drugs and quickly thereafter he died.
But his ten books (plus one non-fiction) live on.

Anyone else fascinated by Johnson?

W.