The Thunderbolt's Jest - Paperback

Johnston McCulley (1883-1958) was a prolific author of hundreds of stories. He was a regular contributor to the newsstand pulp magazines, eventually branching out into film and television screenplays. McCulley's writing career began as a police reporter. Southern California became a frequent backdrop for his fiction. His most notable use of the locale was in his ongoing series of Zorro, the masked highway who fought an oppressive government. McCulley developed several other continuing characters including The Crimson Clown, Thubway Tham, The Green Ghost, and The Thunderbolt.