Les Buzz Harcus: 4 books

You’re standing on the corner waiting for Al, then decide to step inside Jerry’s bar and hoist a brew while keeping an eye out for Al. You watch this kid trying to come inside, but always, at the last minute, he hesitates, then walks away. You wonder, what’s his problem?

WAITING FOR AL You’re standing on the corner waiting for Al, then decide to step inside Jerry’s bar and hoist a brew while keeping an eye out for Al. You watch this kid trying to come inside, but always, at the last minute, he hesitates, then walks away. You wonder, what’s his problem? A...

Sam August loves to sit at Joe Lee’s bar on the channel between Clear Lake and the Gulf of Mexico on Saturdays watching sailboats heading out for a day of fun on the Gulf. He was having a beer and kibitzing with his favorite waitress, Suzzi, when the bar phone rang. She answered, then with a puzzled...

A BREATH OF SPRING Early spring in New York; warming days and cool nights. Banjoist, Dave Harding, having finished a gig at Maxies with a Dixieland band, was walking to get fresh air in his lungs. He had no intention of being a good Samaritan, but it happened when he discovered a girl lying...