*Crime, Spies & Sleaze: We’re continuing to introduce the new layout for our books categories, with an image for each book. This week, we return to our Crime, Spies and Sleaze category for the second of a two-part re-listing of the adventures of Mike Shayne by Brett Halliday (the first part selection completely sold out). Halliday was the primary pen name of Davis Dresser, who wrote in a number of genres, but whose major work were the Mike Shayne private eye novels for which he used the name. It’s a bit more complicated than that, since it’s believed that most or even all of the Shayne novels after 1958 were ghost-written by others (there are around 70 novels in all). The world of Mike Shayne was cool, tough, sexy and full of mystery and action. Our second selection dates from the late 1950s to late 1960s and is blessed with fabulous covers by the famous artist Robert McGinnis.
PICTURED: ALL MIKE SHAYNE MYSTERIES BY BRETT HALLIDAY  ALL SOLD
MURDER AND THE WANTON BRIDE Dell 1965 1st US New Edition PB VG £5
MURDER BY PROXY DEll 1963 1st US PB FN/VF £5
MURDER SPINS THE WHEEL Dell 1966 1st US PB GD/VG £5
MURDER TAKES NO HOLIDAY Dell 1961 1st US PB VG/FN £5
THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF MICHAEL SHAYNE 1959 2nd US New Edition PB GD/VG £8
SO LUSH, SO DEADLY Dell 1968 1st US PB VG/FN £5
VIOLENCE IS GOLDEN Dell 1968 1st US PB GD/VG £5