Juke Box King

by Frank Kane

223 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 1959

About the author

Frank Kane, Brooklyn-born and a lifetime New Yorker, worked for many years in journalism and corporate public relations before shifting to fiction writing. At the time he was selling crime stories to the pulps he was also sustaining a career writing scripts for such radio shows as Gangbusters and The Shadow.

In addition to the Johnny Liddells, Kane wrote several suspense novels, some softcore erotica, and (under the pen name of Frank Boyd) "Johnny Staccato", a Gold Medal original paperback based on the short-lived noir television series, starring John Cassavetes, about a Greenwich Village bebop pianist turned private detective.

Reviews

[CJ Louis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I happened to see this novel at a used book store and decided to give it a try, and I'm glad I did. It turned out to be a much more enjoyable novel than I initially thought. It moves at a fast pace and does not waste time with unnecessary details and background information so it keeps the story moving and leaves ample room to make adjustments as needed; it give the reader the same sense of understanding that the main character has.

I would recommend this novel to others if they can happen to find a copy.

P.S. the female on the front cover plays no real role in the novel.