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Retirement. Publishers, thank you for the many years of reading pleasure you gave me, but all good things must come to an end. Due to failing eyesight I am forced to retire. I can no longer review your books, and any that you send will be donated to the local library, unread. Do not send any more. I can only read for a couple hours every day, and this does not allow me to finish a book in reasonable time. I will be devoting time to my own books from now on, and reading on a personal level. Books that interest me. I prefer paperbacks and hardbacks, not eBooks. My eyesight has been failing the last few years, and I cannot handle hundreds of review books any more. My books are still available for review. Anyone interested in reviewing any of them, they are found in the Link to Tom’s Books On Amazon. Contact me for pdf copies at fadingshadows40@gmail.com

Showing posts with label Johnston McCulley. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Johnston McCulley. Show all posts

Saturday, March 12, 2016

Crimson Clown - Killer


“Crimson Clown – Killer” by Tom Johnson. When The Crimson Clown discovers the planned heist of a charity ball, he wasn’t expecting a mob rubout at the same time. Now he may be caught in a web of murder! This is another fascinating character created by Johnston McCulley that appeared in DETECTIVE FICTION Magazine between mid and late 1920s, then popped up again in POPULAR DETECTIVE in 1944. He deserved a new story. “Crimson Clown – Killer” is now available  on Amazon Kindle for $1.99, at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CVVQM0W

Sunday, March 6, 2016

Blind As A Bat


BLIND AS A BAT by Tom Johnson, published by FADING SHADOWS: The Eternal Dragon stands mute while the menace of white slavery cast a spell of horror over Chinatown. When the Purple Dragon strikes it brings Dawson Clade out of retirement. The Chinese mastermind is targeting young white girls for his evil pleasure, and The Bat must take wing once more. The Bat first appeared in 1934 & ’35, with four stories that researchers suspect were written by Johnston McCulley, under a house name. A fifth story, advertised as BLIND AS A BAT, never appeared. After Tom read the series, he felt he knew where McCulley was taking The Bat in the final story, and wrote the missing adventure. This is now available on Amazon Kindle for $1.99.

Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Man In Purple

“The Man In Purple” by Johnston McCully & Tom Johnson. Published by Altus Press, this volume contains the complete run of McCulley’s The Man In Purple series, plus a new story by novelist Tom Johnson. Available for $22.46 from www.altuspress.com & Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Man-Purple-Johnston-McCulley-Library-ebook/dp/B007133OP2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1424387959&sr=1-1&keywords=the+man+in+purple+by+tom+johnson

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Alias The Whirlwind


“Alias The Whirlwind” by Johnston McCulley and Tom Johnson. Written in the depths of The Depression, this collects the entire saga of The Whirlwind, Johnston (Zorro) McCulley’s other Southwestern hero of Old California! Never before reprinted, this omnibus includes an all-new Whirlwind adventure by novelist Tom Johnson. This volume published by Altus Press www.altuspress,com  and available for $10.95 from Amazon at http://www.amazon.com/Alias-Whirlwind-Johnston-McCulley/dp/1461038871/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1423876688&sr=1-1&keywords=alias+the+whirlwind+by+johnston+mcculley+%26+tom+johnson

Monday, June 24, 2013

My Johnston McCulley Stories


 “El Torbilino” (The Whirlwind) from THE WHIRLWIND, published by Altus Press www.altuspress.com/


“Blind As A Bat” (The Bat) from PULP ECHOES, published by NTD www.bloodredshadow.com/


“Crimson Clown – Killer” (The Crimson Clown) from PULP ECHOES, published by NTD www.bloodredshadow.com/

“Seven Men of Greed” (Man In Purple) from THE MAN IN PURPLE, published by Altus Press www.altuspress.com/

“Senora Scorpion” (The Whirlwind, from Senora Scorpion’s POV) from PULP ECHOES, published by NTD www.bloodredshadow.com/