Mayhem In B Flat by Elliot Paul

A Sizzling, Rip-Roaring Murder Mystery 

Set in Paris of the 1930s, thriller featuring Homer Evans involving him, his friend Miriam, and a stolen Guarnerius violin

Vacationing in Normandy, suave sleuth Homer Evans and his stylish, pistol-packing friend Miriam Leonard catch sight of a familiar member of the notorious gang, the St. Julian Rollers. As Homer and Miriam depart for Paris, that gang member called the Singe is also at the Rouen train station and covertly signals to their compartment as the train pulls from the station.

Printing History

Written by Elliot Paul (1891-1958)

Random House Edition: May 1940

World Edition: 1st Printing April 1943 2nd May 1943

Bantam Edition: November 1950

Hell To Eternity by Edward S Aarons

The powerful story of the slum bred kid whose raw courage in the caves 

of Saipan will live forever as one of the glories of the U.S. Marine Corps

Cover by Barye Phillips

In love and war..... 

These were the quiet hours, the last uneasy clam before the storm of battle. These were the final hours, when a man could forget his fear and a woman her inhibitions.

Printing History

Written by Edward S Aarons (1916-1975)

Fawcett Gold Medal

#1023, k1455

August 1960

The Housekeeper's Daughter by Donald Henderson Clarke

She was curvy and careless

And lived down the hall

 

He Wanted To Earn A College Degree

But She Wanted Passionate Love!

Although Hilda's noteworthy curves helped decide Robert Randall that where she stayed was where he wanted to be, his main thought was to use his spare time writing a paper for a college degree. So he rented the home of the Reverend Mr Maxon, where the housekeeper and her luscious daughter, Hilda, lived also. The Reverend went on vacation, Robert ,moved in, and Hilda promptly fell in love with him. Robert settled down to work on his writing, of course. Hilda settled down to business too, working on Robert. Because of Hilda, several of Robert's friends, and an assignment he got to report on the murder of a nude lady in New Jersey, Robert did not accomplish much towards earning his degree. But what he and the others did accomplish in the outraged Reverend's house will keep a chuckle in one's throat and a glint in one's eye through the end!

Printing History

Written by Donald Henderson Clarke (1887-1958)

Printing History

The Vanguard Press, Inc

September 1938

Avon Publishing Co, Inc

Avon Books

#336

1951

#503

1953

The Film

1939

Directed and Produced by Hal Roach

Starring

Joan Bennett
Adolphe Menjou
John Hubbard

 

The Black Door by Cleve F Adams

A Hard-Boiled Detective Novel

The third time he saw her she was dead, which set his head spinning. And it didn't stop until he'd run head-on into the Mob, a nympho, and a girl who had more tricks than the original Eve. 

Hard To Handle

Getting the goods on Myrna Spain was the kind of job to handle with asbestos gloves. The first time big Jim Flagg saw her she was dressed in brief shorts and the tightest sweater in Los Angeles. She made a play for him but Jim was not buying. The last time Flagg saw Myrna she was dead. That set the big wheel spinning, and it did not stop until he had run head on into Pete the Greek's mob and a girl named Eve who had more tricks than the one who led Adam straight to Hell!

Printing History

Cleve Franklin Adams (1895-1949)

E. P. Dutton 

November 1941

Popular Library

1426 

1st Printing May 1952

2nd Printing November 1952

3rd Printing December 1952 (Canada)

4th Printing June 1953

La Rubia (The Blonde) by Carter Brown

La Rubia

Spanish title of The Blonde

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Caimen Collection

Editorial Diana (Mexico)

#146

1st Edition October 1960

2nd Edition July 1961

3rd Edition December 1963

One Endless Hour by Dan J Marlowe

Drake

"The Man With Nobody's Face"

Drake had a new face, a new name, and he had buried the past. Most of it, anyways. In unmarked graves. They had all been double crossed bastards. Now he needed a new deal, something he could handle alone. Like a nice, quiet town. But somebody had other plans for Drake. Suddenly it was too late to back out, and too early to die..........

Printing History

Written by Dan J Marlowe (1914-1986)

Fawcett Publications, Inc

Fawcett Gold Medal Books

R2050 

March 1969

T2662 

January 1973

Madam You're Mayhem (II) by Carter Brown

Fix me a getaway...

I'll need a fast car and faster women....

If the cops don't get me...

The curves will.....

Barney Blaine was heading to Mexico, land of the sombrero, manana, and Carmen Esteros! Carmen was wearing a bikini, or she Barney would say, two and a half spangles. She'd do anything for a man who would drive in the the Carrera Panamericana, and that meant him! Only Barney was co-driver for Julie Adams, the dizziest blonde who ever tried to accelerate coming into a right angled bend at 120 miles per hour. But that was only his cover for a red hot assignment. If one would ever go to Mexico you would find the people very friendly, like the guys who stake one out over an ant hill with a trail of honey leading into one's open mouth. But Barney couldn't keep his big mouth shut, and that is how he came to be a length behind the Gordini with the speedo showing 150. The curve was looming nearer and nearer, in another five seconds it would be too late for either of them....

Printing History

Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)

Horwitz Publications

Numbered Series 

#44

1957

w/ Larceny Was Lovely

Second Collector’s Series V2 #2

October 1959 

Cover by Moira Bertram

8th Anniversary

My 8th Anniversary 

This blog was started 8 years ago today.

My quest for this year is to read all of the Al Wheeler mysteries in order. From The Wench Is Wicked (1956) to Stab In The Dark (1984). Twenty eight years of Al Wheeler, the unorthodox cop.

The Crimes So Far

Al Wheeler #1-3

Al Wheeler #4-6

Al Wheeler #7

Raw Lust by Hi Holborn

His inhibited acts reaped a whirlwind of aroused passions as 

he probed the hidden animal cravings of desire maddened women!!

They were tortured by lustful cravings!

He instilled a fiery longing for his manliness among the restless women who crossed his path. Ever alert for an opportunity he took advantage to their every erotic desire, lustful thought and carnal wish to satisfy his frenzied drive toward quenching his burning need!!

Printing History

Written by Hi Holborn

Tuxedo Books

#124

January 1962

Kiss The Boys And Make Them Die by James Yardley

Introducing Kiss Darling, 

the super girl with the wow IQ, 

a dynamite body, 

and a wild weakness for danger

"A bird? A superbomb? No, it's Supergirl!

To her womanizing boss, Kiss Darling is a budding young beauty ripe for the picking. To her army of hopeful seducers, she's a promise of sexual paradise worth any entry fee. To all men everywhere, she's an erotic dream come true.

Little do these male chauvinists suspect that beneath that luscious exterior lie nerves of steel, a mind quicker than a thousand computers, and the ability to do anything--well, almost anything--a man can do, and better.

When Kiss Darling swings into red-hot action and uninhibited adventure, she puts the boys to shame...

 Printing History

Written by James Yardley

Micheal Josephs  

April 1970

New American Library

Signet Books

T4395

October 1970

Pan Books

1972