severance_23's photos with the keyword: five star books

Richard S. Prather - Strip for Murder

21 May 2018 2 230
First published in the U.S. by Gold Medal in 1956. This U.K. edition published by Five Star in 1973. Cover art is not credited.

Peter Saxon - The Torturer

15 Jul 2017 1 326
First published in the U.K. by Mayflower-Dell in 1966. This edition published by Five Star in 1972. Peter Saxon was originally a pseudonym of W. Howard Baker but it became a house name when Baker took over the editorial reins of the Sexton Blake line. At least five other authors published as Peter Saxon - Wilfred McNeilly, Martin Thomas, Rex Dolphin, Stephen D. Frances and Ross Richards - this particular novel was by McNeilly.Cover art by Joseph Lombardero is swiped from the 1970 Dell anthology "Graveyard Shift."

Robert Colby - Beautiful But Bad

30 Mar 2015 256
First published by Monarch in 1962. This U.K. edition published by Five Star is dated 1973. Cover art is not credited, though almost certainly swiped.

Peter Saxon - Corruption

24 Mar 2014 1 415
First published by Sphere in 1968. This edition published by Five Star in 1972. Peter Saxon was originally a pseudonym of W. Howard Baker but it became a house name when Baker took over the editorial reins of the Sexton Blake line. At least five other authors published as Peter Saxon - Wilfred McNeilly, Martin Thomas, Rex Dolphin, Stephen D. Frances and Ross Richards - this particular novel was by McNeilly. Cover art by Robert McGinnis (swiped from Crest 334 - "Kill my Love" by Kyle Hunt).

Day Keene - Take a Step to Murder

14 May 2011 200
First published in the U.S. by Gold Medal in 1959. This U.K. edition published by Five Star is dated 1973.

Martin Thomas - The Hands of Cain

18 May 2011 169
First published in the U.K. by Mayflower-Dell in 1966. This edition published by Five Star is dated 1972. Re-titled in the U.S. as "The Hand of Cain" - big difference!

Peter Saxon - Vampire's Moon

08 Feb 2011 229
First published in the U.S. by Belmont in 1970. This U.K. edition published by Five Star is sdated 1972. Peter Saxon was originally a pseudonym of W. Howard Baker but it became a house name when Baker took over the editorial reins of the Sexton Blake line. At least five other authors published as Peter Saxon - Wilfred McNeilly, Martin Thomas, Rex Dolphin, Stephen D. Frances and Ross Richards - though this particular novel appears to originate from Baker himself.

Peter Saxon - Black Honey

23 Mar 2010 192
First published by Mayflower in 1968. This edition published by Five Star in 1972. Peter Saxon was originally a pseudonym of W. Howard Baker but it became a house name when Baker took over the editorial reins of the Sexton Blake line. At least five other authors published as Peter Saxon - Wilfred McNeilly, Martin Thomas, Rex Dolphin, Stephen D. Frances and Ross Richards - though this particular novel appears to originate from Baker himself.

Milton K. Ozaki - Wake Up and Scream

02 Feb 2010 216
First published by Gold Medal in 1959. This U.K. edition published by Five Star in 1972. Cover art by Robert McGinnis (swiped from Gold Medal T2460).