Beautiful Pam Allison, also known as the Princess, is
“one of the guys” who meets regularly at the Powers
Hotel for morning and afternoon coffee. When it
appears that someone is blackmailing her on a past
event she is not proud of, the guys from Fargo
take it upon themselves to root out the blackmailer and
save their young damsel from scandal and from
the wrath of her jealous husband.
Advertising exec, Carrigan Mulhouse, who is
especially fond of Pam, is the leader of the pack.
He seeks the help of T.B. Harvey who owns a
detective agency. But what Harvey knows about
detective work can be placed in a thimble.
T.B. enlists the help of Leroy R., a Marxist and
former D-student at the college, and between these
two, a whirlwind of chaos wields its way through
this maze as they come up against hard case
characters, including Police Officer Hardnuts Brodigan,
among other unlikely(s) in an attempt to solve the
identify of the blackmailer. However, to pay off the
blackmail money demands, the guys from Fargo
must restort to scams incorporating the three deadly
sins: lying, stealing and cheating. They will do
anything to save the reputation of their “Princess.
“The Guys from Fargo” crackles with irreverent wit and off-beat characters caught in a story with more twists than a W.C. Fields’ cue stick.
---Reviewed by Tony McRae’s
McRae's fiction has appeared in Story Quarterly and the Kansas Quarterly.
For those who follow author Kent Kamron (pseudonym for Del Dvoracek), it's no surprise that this prolific prairie writer has once again breathed life into a unique cast of characters, each with their own quirky personality. What IS a surprise is the panoramic view of a region in America that is becoming more desirable every day to people who long for a slice of our past that remains relatively untainted and still romantic ... Fargo, North Dakota. Do yourself a favor and re-live the charm of this 'gateway to the west' as a lovable group of men come to the rather awkward rescue of a damsel in distress for all the right (and a few wrong) reasons.
---Reviewed by Rick Killion, Editor
Prairie Business magazine
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