severance_23's photos

Spike Morelli - This Way for Hell

15 Nov 2009 1 202
Published in the US by the Leisure Library (7) in 1952, whether it was published in the UK before that I've been unable to determine. Spike Morelli was one of many pseudonyms used by William Newton. Cover art by Reginal Heade. My copy has bad staining down the entire right side of the book, but thankfully it doen't ruin the cover art too much!

Spike Morelli - Death for a Doll

14 Nov 2009 1 232
Published in the US by the Leisure Library (2) in 1952, whether it was published in the UK before that I've been unable to determine. Spike Morelli was one of many pseudonyms used by William Newton. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Michael Storme - Make Mine a Shroud

14 Nov 2009 239
First published in the UK by the Archer Press in May 1949. This US edition published by the Leisure Library (4) in 1952. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Michael Storme - Hot Dames on Cold Slabs

14 Nov 2009 1 195
First published in the UK by the Archer Press in December 1950. This US edition published by the Leisure Library (5) in 1952. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Hank Janson - Sweet Fury

14 Nov 2009 207
Published by Alexander Moring in 1957.

Hank Janson - Murder

14 Nov 2009 178
First published by New Fiction Press in April 1952. This edition published by Alexander Moring in 1957.

Thomas B. Dewey - Mexican Slayride

14 Nov 2009 256
First published in the US (paperback) by Dell Publishing in 1961 as "The Golden Hooligan" . This re-titled hardback published in the UK by T.V. Boardman (363) in 1961.

Day Keene - Death House Doll

14 Nov 2009 257
Published as a Mystery Double by Ace Books (D41) in 1953. Cover art by Harry Barton.

Thomas B. Dewey - Mourning After

14 Nov 2009 216
First published by the M.S. Mill Co. (hardback) in 1950. This paperback edition published as a Mystery Double by Ace Books (D41) in 1953. Cover art by Victor Olson.

Charles Williams - Gulf Coast Girl

13 Nov 2009 496
First published as "Scorpion Reef" by MacMillan (hardback) in 1955. This re-titled paperback edition published by Dell (D337) in January 1960.

Hank Janson - Lose this Gun (Alexander Moring edit…

13 Nov 2009 216
First published as "The Filly Wore a Rod" by New Fiction Press in February 1952. This re-titled edition published by Alexander Moring in 1958.

Hank Janson - Untamed

13 Nov 2009 190
Published by Alexander Moring in 1955.

Hank Janson - Sugar and Vice

13 Nov 2009 182
Published by Alexander Moring in 1958.

Hank Janson - Silken Snare

13 Nov 2009 194
Originally published as "Silken Menace" by Top Fiction Press in July 1953. This re-titled edition published by Alexander Moring in May 1959. Hank Janson was created by Stephen D. Frances in 1946, and he wrote all the Hank Janson's up until 1959, and even a few into the early 60s.

Harold Q. Masur (edited by) - Dolls are Murder

12 Nov 2009 173
Published by Lion Books in February 1957. Includes stories by Brett Halliday, John D. MacDonald, Raymond Chandler, Ellery Queen, George Harmon Coxe, Bruno Fischer, Georges Simenon, Rex Stout.

John Flagg - Death and the Naked Lady

12 Nov 2009 286
Published by Gold Medal (151) in April 1951. John Flagg is a pseudonym of John Gearon. Cover art by Willard Downes.

Calvin Clements - Hell Ship to Kuma

12 Nov 2009 309
Published by Gold Medal (412) in July 1954. Cover by James Meese (shame about the chunk missing bottom right)

Talmage Powell - The Girl from Big Pine

11 Nov 2009 199
First published by Monarch Books in 1961. This edition (483) is dated October 1964. Cover art by Rafael De Soto.

1665 items in total