Today we are on the other side of the half way point of the Day of the
Dolls. All this week I will be showcasing a mystery title or two with
Doll in the title. Why do you ask? Dolls. All through the late forties
to the early sixties a doll would be associated with a hardboiled or
noir title.
Presenting
Death For A Doll
by Spike Morreli
Printing History
Written by William Newton (1923- )
The Leisure Library
#2 (1952)
Tough Doll
by Peggy Gaddis
Printing History
Written by Erolie Pearl Gaddis Dern (1895-1966)
Venus Books
#131 (1951)
I'm struck by the two very different facial expressions!
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