Clay Randall, pseudonym
for the prolific and reliable Clifton Adams, delivers this 1964 novel starring
his series protagonist Amos Flagg.
In this outing, we are
asked to ponder what compels a remote ramshackle town in Indian Territory to
build an ornate brick opera house in an environment where all live in tents or
lean-tos.
It is a terrific opener
and the ride to discover “why” is a bit of fun.
I prefer Adams when he
writes under his own name as he seems to tackle heavier more serious themes,
but this novel is a fine afternoon whiler.
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