*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 & Sleaze category for an intriguing mixture of material. There are a couple of hard-boiled sleazy crime novels by Fred Martin and Clayton Matthews, a lesbian tale from Midwood by Dallas Mayo with a Paul Rader cover, a cosy fun murder mystery at a science fiction convention by Sharyn McCrumb, a classic UK gangster pulp by Spike Morelli with stunning Reginald Heade cover and two short works from Ann Morrow and William Newton, romantic adventures published by Hamilton in the late 1940s, both with sophisticated covers by Oliver Brabbins. More detail, including condition notes, can as always be found in our catalogue.
PICTURED:
FRED MARTIN: VIOLENT DESIRES MB 1960 1st US PB GD £5 SOLD
CLAYTON MATTHEWS: THE CORRUPTER Monarch 1964 1st US PB VG £6 SOLD
DALLAS MAYO: WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW Midwood 1963 1st US PB GD/VG £45 SOLD
SHARYN McCRUM: BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN TSR 1987 1st US/UK PB VG £5 SOLD
SPIKE MORELLI: DEATH FOR A DOLL Leisure Library 1952 1st US PB VG £10 SOLD
ANN MORROW: MOONLIGHT IN VENICE Hamilton late 1940s 1st UK PB VG/FN £10
WILLIAM NEWTON: HIS SECRET REVEALED Hamilton late 1940s 1st UK PB VG £8