The Crime Fiction Alphabet keeps rolling along. We are currently in week 19 with the letter S. Kerrie over at her blog Mysteries in Paradise is kind enough to host this community meme. The rules a quite simple. By Friday
of each week participants write a blog post about crime fiction
related to the letter of the week. The post must be related to
either the first letter of a book's
title, the first letter of an author's first name, or the first
letter of the author's surname, or even maybe a crime fiction
"topic". But above all, it has to be crime fiction. This time around I will be featuring a Carter Brown title for each letter of the
alphabet.
Carter Brown: S is for The Savage Salome
Danny Boyd tries for an encore with a sizzling soprano while the chorus auditions for murder
Murder Goes To The Dogs
Finding a pet Pekinese's killer is not Danny Boyd's usual style. But when the owner is a gorgeous blonde opera star the romantic private eye gladly changes his tune. What starts out as a dog of a case soon turns into a three ring circus.
With
A midget manager trying to tame a six foot redhead
A muscle bound baritone doing somersaults for a wildcat soprano
And Danny Boyd juggling the triple-threat combo of danger, dames, and death.
Printing History
Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)
Danny Boyd tries for an encore with a sizzling soprano while the chorus auditions for murder
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| Cover By Grant Roberts |
Finding a pet Pekinese's killer is not Danny Boyd's usual style. But when the owner is a gorgeous blonde opera star the romantic private eye gladly changes his tune. What starts out as a dog of a case soon turns into a three ring circus.
With
A midget manager trying to tame a six foot redhead
A muscle bound baritone doing somersaults for a wildcat soprano
And Danny Boyd juggling the triple-threat combo of danger, dames, and death.
Printing History
Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)
Horwitz Publications, Inc
Numbered Series #91 March 1961
Long Story Magazine #20 March 1961
International Edition Series #26 December 1962
Double Edition Series #9a 1981
New American Library
Signet Books
copyright 1960
S1896 January 1961
T4423 November 1969
E9776 May 1981
copyright 1960
S1896 January 1961
T4423 November 1969
E9776 May 1981
Other Various Covers
Italy
n/d
Germany
Ullstein Bucher
1968, 1978
Japan
Hayakawa Pocket Mystery Series
1965
United States
Signet Books
1969
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| Robert McGinnis Cover |
Australia
Horwitz Publications
1961
United States
Signet Books
1981
Netherlands
Middernacht
1962
Trivia
This title was originally published as Murder Is My Mistress
With a different lead character (Jillian Cross)
Horwitz Publications, Inc
Associated General Publications December 1954
Murder Is My Mistress
And Here From February 2012
Long Story Magazine
Still More Here From December 2012
Selvaggia Salome
Horwitz Publications, Inc
Associated General Publications December 1954
Numbered Series #8 1955
Reprint By Demand Series #19 1960
Notes
Read More Here From January 2011
Notes
Murder Is My Mistress
And Here From February 2012
Long Story Magazine
Still More Here From December 2012
Selvaggia Salome
Scott - Somehow that Netherlands cover captures the whole 'Salome' thing (of course, so does the Australia cover), but I think I like the last one (the Horwitz) for the 'opera' theme.
ReplyDeleteWhat a variety of covers. I like them all. And the story obviously went over very well, with all those editions.
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