Whereas in some circles the unreliable narrator holds sway, Michael Zimmer’s latest book, Charlie Red: American Legends Collection, Book Five (FiveStar, $25.95), benefits from a trustworthy voice. Zimmer’s storyteller, Thomas Slade, opens the first part of his tale with an admission. “A lot of people, when they first hear about Charlie, they’ll look at me like I’m either crazy or lying. Eventually, if they know me, they’ll believe me, as I’m not a man to spin a windy on a whim.”


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