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Richard S. Prather - Lasciale Quando Son Morte
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Originally published in the U.S. by Gold Medal as "Always Leave 'em Dying" in 1954. This Italian hardback edition is number 53 in the "i Gialli Proibiti" series published by Longanesi in June 1957.
Samuel W. Taylor - The Man with My Face
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First published in hardback by A.A. Wyn in 1948. This paperback edition published by Pocket (639) in January 1950. Cover art by Harvey Kidder.
Ed Lacy - A Deadly Affair
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Published by Hillman (146) in 1960. Ed Lacy was a pseudonym of Leonard Zinberg. Cover art is not credited.
William Johnston - Girls on the Wing
Steve Dodge - Shanghai Incident
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Published by Gold Medal (456) in January 1955. Steve Dodge was a pseudonym of Stephen Becker (2nd printing in 1960 used his real name). Cover art by Lu Kimmel.
Sax Rohmer - Sumuru
Bob McKnight - The Flying Eye
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Published by Ace (F-102) in 1961 as part of a Mystery Double. Cover art is not credited.
Clayton Fox - Never Forget, Never Forgive
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Published by Ace (F-102) in 1961 as part of a Mystery Double. Cover art is not credited.
Nick Carter - Doccia Scozzese Per Nick Carter
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Originally published in the U.S. by Award as "Spy Castle" in 1966. This Italian edition is number 187 in the (then) weekly "Segretissimo" series published by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore on 29 June 1967. Cover art by Carlo Jacono.
Harry Whittington - Love Cult
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First published by Croydon in 1953 as by William Vaneer, which was a pseudonym of James W. Lampp. This edition published by Lancer (71-315), though undated, is from 1962 - and has been incorrectly credited to Whittington. Cover art is uncredited. The blue sticker is from the U.K. distributors, Thorpe & Porter.
Douglas Sanderson - Mark it for Murder
Kenneth Bulmer - The Demons
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Originally published in the U.S. as part of an Ace Double in 1964 as "Demons' World." This re-titled U.K. edition published by Compact (F277) in 1965. Cover art is not credited.
Day Keene - The Brimstone Bed (Australian edition)
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Originally published in the U.S. by Avon in 1960. This Australian edition from Eclipse Books, Dee Why West, New South Wales, is undated but likely to be from the 70s. Cover art is ripped from the Gold Medal edition of Lawrence Block's 'The Girl with the Long Green Heart,' artist unknown.
Harold R. Daniels - In His Blood
L.W. Blanco - Spykill
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Published by Lancer (72-136) in 1966. L.W. Blanco was a pseudonym of Lionel White. Cover art is not credited.
Harry Whittington - God's Back was Turned
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Originally published in the U.S. by Gold Medal in 1961. This U.K. edition published by Frederick Muller (582) in 1962. Cover art by James Meese.
Terry Harknett - Promotion Tour
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Published by New English Library (ISBN: 0450012786) in October 1972. Terry Harknett is better known for writing over 100 westerns under the pseudonym of George G. Gilman.
Adam Hardy - Operation Exocet
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First published in hardback by Macdonald & Co. in 1984. This paperback edition published by Futura (ISBN: 0708824897) in 1984. Adam Hardy was a pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer. Cover art is not credited. The Falkland Isles have just overwhelmingly voted to remain British - who says vintage paperbacks can't still be topical!!