Woody

This is an early work by Stout and definitely not up to the level of his later books.

I don't know how to judge this book. It is full of violence and depravity. The writing is rich and engrossing. I couldn't recommend it to most people I know, yet I'm glad that I read it.

Very entertaining and well-written. I'll be reading the other books in this series.

Very entertaining. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series.

A good yarn. This novel is a display of the inventiveness and virtuosity of Robert Owen Butler, in that it is written in quite a different style than his earlier works.