Frails = female
Johnny Killain battles
"mayhem, murder, [and] a covey of lovlies with larceny on the brain."
They don't tell stories like this anymore. Today they're "fabricated." Want the real stuff, the way it was written back in the 1950s? Then try
Johnny Killain, a private dick who works at the Hotel Duarte.]
Dick = detective.
[Thought I'd say something bad there, didn't you?
Well, I'm not
Johnny Killain, I'm just a simple idiot sitting here at my computer typiing this intro.
I hope you enjoy it!
Don
P.S. - Now I'm going to try to find something to read.