*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 authors whose surnames begin with ‘P’ and ‘Q’. A nice mix of sleaze (from Emory Paine), hard-boiled US detectives (from the delightfully named Jonny Porkpie, Richard S Prather & Ellery Queen), and an English detective thriller from the celebrated author and playwright J B Priestley. The Jonny Porkpie entry is a modern novel from the Hard Case Crime imprint, which matches vintage novels and new material with vintage 1950s style covers. The Richard S Prather entries feature his detective Shell Scott. Ellery Queen is of course a pseudonym for originators Frederic Dannay and Manfred Bennington Lee, but since the 1960s, the name has been used by a wide variety of crime writers. More information, including condition notes, is included in our catalogue.
PICTURED: ALL SOLD
EMORY PAINE: THE BEAUTY GAME Midwood 1965 1st US PB VG £20
JONNY PORKPIE: THE CORPSE WORE PASTIES Hard Case Crime 2009 1st US PB FN £7 (New in)
RICHARD S PRATHER: EVERYBODY HAD A GUN Gold Medal 1958 5th US PB VG £6
RICHARD S PRATHER: THE KUBLA KHAN CAPER Four Square 1967 UK PB VG £4
J B PRIESTLEY: SALT IS LEAVING Pan 1966 2nd UK PB VG £5
ELLERY QUEEN: THE DEVIL TO PAY Great Pan 1960 UK PB GD £3