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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T V W Y Z
ISAAC ASIMOV
A WHIFF OF DEATH
Sphere 1977 UK PB
FN £6
Crime Novel by Science Fiction Master
ISBN 0722112002
ISAAC ASIMOV
TALES OF THE BLACK WIDOWERS
Panther 1974 UK PB
GD £10
12 stories of detection set in a gentlemen’s club in this famous series
ISBN 586043268
MICHAEL AVALLONE
THE BEDROOM BOLERO
Digit 1964 1st UK PB
VG £10
8800
SAMM SINCLAIR BAKER
MURDER – VERY DRY
Graphic Mystery 1956 1st US PB
VG/FN £7
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins
135
BART BANARTO
BIGTIME PAYOFF
Edwin Self 1950s 1st UK PB
GD/VG £40
Spine worn
MICHAEL BARDSLEY
MURDER ON ICE
Ensign 1973 UK PB
FN £6
SBN 723551677
JEAN BARRE
GLORIOUS LIFE
Streamline circa 1955 UK PB
GD £5
Small hole in cover; small corner off back cover
LOREN BEAUCHAMP
CAMPUS SEX CLUB
Midwood 1962 1st US PB
VG £20
Cover art by Robert Maguire
F206
WALKER E BLAKE
DOING WHAT COMES NATURALLY
Monarch 1965 1st US PB
VG/FN £12
Cover art by Rafael DeSoto
556
GIL BREWER
PLAY IT HARD
Monarch 1960 1st UK PB
VG £15
Cover art by Rafael DeSoto
168
STUART BROCK
KILLER’S CHOICE
Graphic Mystery 1956 1st US PB
GD £4
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins
136
CARTER BROWN
A BULLET FOR MY BABY
Horwitz 1958 2nd Aus PB
FA/GD £5
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover crease, small spine split, small corner off back cover
Vol 1 #15
CARTER BROWN
THE DAME
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG/FN £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1738
CARTER BROWN
THE DESIRED
Signet 1960 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1764
CARTER BROWN
THE EVER-LOVING BLUES
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG/FN £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1919
CARTER BROWN
THE LADY IS AVAILABLE
Signet 1960s 3rd US PB
VG £5
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
D3410
CARTER BROWN
THE LOVER
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
T620
CARTER BROWN
LOVER. DON’T COME BACK
Signet 1962 1st US PB
VG £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
S2183
CARTER BROWN
THE MILLION DOLLAR BABE
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG £8
Mike Farrell detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1909
CARTER BROWN
MURDER PARIS FASHION
Horwitz 1960 3rd Aus PB
GD £7
Spine lean; small price label on cover.
Vol 2 #7
CARTER BROWN
NONE BUT THE LETHAL HEART
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1694
CARTER BROWN
NUDE – WITH A VIEW
Four Square 1966 1at UK PB
GD £4
Rick Holman detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
Small spine split; small price sticker on cover
1458
CARTER BROWN
THE SAVAGE SALOME
Signet 1961 1st US PB
VG £8
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1896
CARTER BROWN
THE TEMPTRESS
Signet 1960 1st US PB
GD/VG £6
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
S1817
CARTER BROWN
TERROR COMES CREEPING
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG/FN £9
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1750
CARTER BROWN
TOMORROW IS MURDER
Signet 1960 1st US PB
VG £8
Mavis Seidlitz detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1806
CARTER BROWN
THE VELVET VIXEN
Four Square 1965 1st UK PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
1226
CARTER BROWN
THE VICTIM
Signet 1959 1st US PB
FN £10
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1633
CARTER BROWN
THE VICTIM
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1633
CARTER BROWN
THE WANTON
Signet 1959 1st US PB
VG £8
Al Wheeler detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
1713
CARTER BROWN
THE WAYWARD WAHINE
Signet 1960 1st US PB
GD/VG £6
Danny Boyd detective
Cover art by Barye Phillips
Reading crease near spine
1784
CARTER BROWN
THE WIND-UP DOLL
Four Square 1965 1st UK PB
GD £6
Rick Holman detective
Cover art by Robert McGinnis
1176
JUNE BRYONY
ENCHANTED LOVE
Hamilton Late 1940s 1st UK PB
GD/VG £7
32 pp
Cover art by Oliver Brabbins
JOHN BUCHAN
THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS
Pan 1968 20th UK PB
FN £3
X696
VICTOR CANNING
A DELIVERY OF FURIES
Mayflower 1969 1st UK PB
VG/FN £5
Spine slighty sunned
583120529
JOHN DICKSON CARR
CAPTAIN CUT-THROAT
Award 1976 US PB
GD/VG £4
Historical Mystery
Some upper right cover creases and a small tear/nick.
ISBN 4261645150
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE CASE OF THE CONSTANT SUICIDES
Penguin 1963 3rd UK PB
VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
C947
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE EMPEROR’S SNUFF-BOX
Berkley 1959 1st US PB
VG £5
G287
JOHN DICKSON CARR
FIRE, BURN!
Penguin 1961 1st UK PB
VG £4
Historical Mystery
1622
JOHN DICKSON CARR
HE WHO WHISPERS
Bantam 1951 1st US PB
VG £10
A Gideon Fell Mystery
896
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE HOLLOW MAN
Penguin 1963 3rd UK PB
GD £8
A Gideon Fell Mystery
C862
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE HOLLOW MAN
Penguin 1986 4th UK PB
VG £8
A Gideon Fell Mystery
ISBN 0140083065
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE MAD HATTER MYSTERY
Penguin 1955 2nd UK PB
VG/FN £12
A Gideon Fell Mystery
JOHN DICKSON CARR
PANIC IN BOX C
Critic’s Choice 1987 US PB
GD/VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
Reading Creases to spine and cover edge
ISBN 1555471498
JOHN DICKSON CARR
POISON IN JEST
Penguin 1967 7th UK PB
VG £4
C250
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE SLEEPING SPHINX
Bantam 1952 1st US PB
VG/FN £12
A Gideon Fell Mystery
996
JOHN DICKSON CARR
TILL DEATH DO US PART
Penguin 1967 3rd UK PB
GD/VG £5
A Gideon Fell Mystery
Spine creased and worn
JOHN DICKSON CARR
TO WAKE THE DEAD
Dell Undated US PB
VG £10
A Gideon Fell Mystery
635
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE WAXWORKS MURDER
Penguin 1959 6th UK PB
VG/FN £7
A Henri Bencolin Mystery
158
JOHN DICKSON CARR
THE WITCH OF THE LOW-TIDE
Penguin 1964 1st UK PB
VG/FN £5
A Historical Mystery
C2132
MARGARET CARRUTHERS
HIS BEST FRIEND’S WIFE
Beacon 1961 1st US PB
FN £9
B402
GEORGE CASSIDY
WANTON BRIDE
Bedside 1962 1st US PB
GD £7
1226
RAYMOND CHANDLER
THE LITTLE SISTER
Penguin 1976 UK PB
GD/VG £3.50
ISBN 0140010963
RAYMOND CHANDLER
PEARLS ARE A NUISANCE
Penguin 1977 UK PB
VG £4.50
3 stories
ISBN 014 0021361
RAYMOND CHANDLER
PICK-UP ON NOON STREET
Ace 1960 1st UK PB
FA/GD £6
Short stories
Cover creases
H308
RAYMOND CHANDLER
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS
Penguin 1980 UK PB
GD £3
Short stories
Spine wear and lean
ISBN 0140007415
RAYMOND CHANDLER
TROUBLE IS MY BUSINESS
Penguin 1976 UK PB
GD £4
Short stories
Cover creases
ISBN 0140007415
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
HIT & RUN
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
VG £8
Cover art by John Pollack
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
HIT & RUN
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
GD £6
Cover art by John Pollack
Cover creases
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
NOT SAFE TO BE FREE
Robert Hale 1959 1st UK PB
VG £8
Cover art by John Pollack
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
SAFER DEAD
Robert Hale 1956 UK PB
GD/VG £6
Cover art by John Pollack
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
YOU FIND HIM – I’LL FIX HIM
Robert Hale 1959 UK PB
GD £5
Cover art by John Pollack
Some spine lean
JAMES HADLEY CHASE
YOU’VE GOT IT COMING
Thriller Book Club 1955? UK HC
VG £10
With DJ (VG) in removable archival film
Cover art by John Pollack
Possibly ex libris
Traces of tape on cover splits
PETER CHEYNEY
DARK BAHAMA
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £4
Dark series
277
PETER CHEYNEY
DARK WANTON
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £3
Dark series
381
PETER CHEYNEY
DRESSED TO KILL
Ace 1959 UK PB
GD/VG £4
Back cover water-stained
H260
PETER CHEYNEY
I’LL SAY SHE DOES
Fontana 1960 UK PB
GD/VG £4
A Lemmy Caution novel
232
PETER CHEYNEY
LADIES WON’T WAIT
Fontana 1954 UK PB
GD £4
Dark series
PETER CHEYNEY
ONE OF THOSE THINGS
Fontana 1953 UK PB
GD £4
PETER CHEYNEY
THE STARS ARE DARK
Fontana 1657 UK PB
GD £4
Dark series
PE
TER CHEYNEY
THIS MAN IS DANGEROUS
Fontana 1954 UK PB
GD £6
A Lemmy Caution novel
The first Cheyney novel
35
PETER CHEYNEY
THE URGENT HANGMAN
Fontana 1955 UK PB
VG £8
A Slim Callaghan novel
PETER CHEYNEY
YOU CAN ALWAYS DUCK
Fontana 1959 UK PB
VG £8
A Lemmy Caution novel
PETER CHEYNEY
YOU’D BE SURPRISED
Pan 1956 UK PB
GD £4
A Lemmy Caution novel
PETER CHEYNEY
YOUR DEAL, MY LOVELY
Fontana 1957 1st UK PB
VG £5
A Lemmy Caution novel
179
AGATHA CHRISTIE
APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH
Pan 1957 UK PB
VG £6
Poirot
419
AGATHA CHRISTIE
THE BIG FOUR
Great Pan 1961 UK PB
VG/FN £8
Poirot
G421
AGATHA CHRISTIE
FIVE LITTLE PIGS
Pan 1953 UK PB
GD £6
Poirot
264
AGATHA CHRISTIE
A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED
Great Pan 1958 UK PB
GD/VG £5
Miss Marple
G144
AGATHA CHRISTIE
THE MURDER ON THE LINKS
Great Pan 1960 UK PB
GD £5
Poirot
G323
AGATHA CHRISTIE
POIROT INVESTIGATES
Pan 1955 UK PB
GD £5
Poirot short stories
326
AGATHA CHRISTIE
THE SECRET ADVERSARY
Pan 1955 UK PB
GD £4
Tommy & Tuppence
357
DONALD HENDERSON CLARKE
IMPATIENT VIRGIN
John Long 1940 1st UK PB
VG £30
Rare in this edition
Great cover art by Merlin
Slightly grubby with minor foxing at cover edges
BASIL COPPER
SOLAR PONS #9: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF SOLAR PONS
Pinnacle 1979 1st US PB
FN/VF £11
4 Mysteries
0523406509
BASIL COPPER
SOLAR PONS #11: THE UNCOLLECTED CASES OF SOLAR PONS
Pinnacle 1980 1st US PB
VG £8
4 Mysteries
Corner cover crease
0523406576
LEW DELLA (GEORGE H DAWSON)
LADIES SLEEP ALONE
Archer 1951 1st US PB
VG/FN £20
Originally published in the UK
About 2 mm of lower spine missing
72
MARTIN DIBNER
SHOWCASE
Pan 1961 1st UK PB
VG £4
Not common in this edition
Slight spine lean
X103
H VERNOR DIXON
SOMETHING FOR NOTHING
Hamish Hamilton 1953 1st UK PB
GD £4
Very small piece of lower left front cover missing
RICKY DRAYTON
STICK OR BUST
Scion 1953 1st UK PB
GD/VG £40
Classic Gangster Pulp
Cover art by Roger Davis
Slightly foxed
41499
DOUG DUPERRAULT – SPOTLIGHT ON SIN
HARRY WHITTINGTON – BACKWOODS SHACK
Lancer 2 for 1 1950s US PB
VG/FN £20
2 novels in 1 volume
72631
JOAN ELLIS
CAMPUS JUNGLE
Midwood 1962 1st US PB
VG/FN £40
Cover art by Paul Rader
‘Co-Eds led to sin by a faculty of wolves’
182
JOAN ELLIS
GANG GIRL
Midwood 1964 1st US PB
GD £30
Cover art by Paul Rader
‘She had her first sordid lessons in love on the dusty rooftops of rundown tenements.’
32-424
JOAN ELLIS
MULATTO
Midwood 1961 1st US PB
VG £40
‘She played upon man’s lusts to get anything she wanted… then she tried to cross the color line’
A couple of cover creases
F113
HARLAN ELLISON
ROCKABILLY
Gold Medal 1963 1st UK PB
FA/GD £25
‘Stag Preston, idol of millions – whose private life was wilder than any of the songs he sang’
Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.
Later retitled Spider Kiss. A cautionary tale about a country boy’s rise to fame as a rock ‘n’ roll star, loosely modeled after Elvis Presley.
Slight spine lean; small tear to base of spine; cover creases
Brown tape down centre pages 6/7, 8/9; a few loose pages.
598
HAL ELLSON
I’LL FIX YOU
Pedigree 1958 1st UK PB
VG/FN £14
‘A realistic novel of juvenile delinquency’
HAL ELLSON
TOMBOY
Corgi 1951 1st UK PB
GD £8
‘A shocking novel of Teen-Age Gang Life in the slums of Manhattan’
Cover art by Robert Maguire
Introduction by the notorious Dr Fredric Wertham
Slight spine lean; reading crease.
945
HARRY WHITTINGTON
See DOUG DUPERRAULT
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| FOSTER, RICHARD | BIER FOR A CHASER | VG | £5 | Gold Medal 1961 | 1st UK PB | |
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| GARDNER, ERLE STANLEY | THE CASE OF THE BURIED CLOCK | VG | £3.50 | Penguin 1961 | UK PB Perry Mason | |
| THE CASE OF THE GLAMOROUS GHOST | FN | £4 | Pan 1963 | UK PB Perry Mason | ||
| THE CASE OF THE LONG-LEGGED MODELS | VG | £3.50 | Pan 1966 | UK PB Perry Mason | ||
| THE CASE OF THE MOTH-EATEN MINK | VG | £3.50 | Pan 1962 | UK PB Perry Mason | ||
| GRANT, MAXWELL | ….CRY SHADOW! | VG | £8 | Peter Haddock ca1968 | PB printed in Hungary for US distribution |  |
| MARK OF THE SHADOW | GD | £6 | Belmont 1966 | 1st US PB | ||
| THE NIGHT OF THE SHADOW | VG | £10 | Belmont 1966 | 1st US PB |  |
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| SHADOW BEWARE | VG | £7 | Star Books ND | AUS PB |  |
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| THE SHADOW: DESTINATION MOON | GD | £6 | Belmont 1967 | 1st US PB | ||
| THE SHADOW STRIKES | GD | £10 | Belmont 1964 | 1st US PB | ||
| THE SHADOW’S REVENGE | GD | £7 | Belmont 1965 | 1st US PB Very first page missing. Title and publication page present, story unaffected | ||
| GREENE, HUGH (Ed) | MORE RIVALS OF SHERLOCK HOLMES | GD | £5 | Penguin 1976 | UK PB ISBN 0140036857 Inspiration for TV series |  |
| GREY, NETTA | ROMANCE IN ALGIERS | VG | £8 | Hamilton Late 1940s | 1st UK PB 32 pp Oliver Brabbins cover art |  |
| GRIFF (WILLIAM NEWTON) | THE CITY OF LOST WOMEN | GD | £30 | Modern fiction 1953 | 1st UK PB |  |
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| HALLIDAY, BRETT | ARMED… DANGEROUS… | GD | £4 | Dell 1966 | 1st US PB #0299 Robert McGinnis cover | |
| THE BODY CAME BACK | VG | £5 | Dell 1964 | 1st US PB #0672 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| GUILTY AS HELL | FN | £5 | Dell 1967 | 1st US PB3291 # Robert McGinnis cover |  |
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| HEADS YOU LOSE | VG | £4 | Dell 1965 | 1st US PB #3515 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| THE HOMICIDAL VIRGIN | VG/FN | £6 | Dell 1967 | 1st US PB #3698 Robert McGinnis cover |  |
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| IN A DEADLY VEIN | VG/FN | £4 | Dell 1968 | 1st US PB #4016 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| MERMAID ON THE ROCKS | VG | £5 | Dell 1967 | 1st US PB #5581 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| MURDER AND THE WANTON BRIDE | VG | £5 | Dell 1965 | 1st US PB #5934 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| MURDER BY PROXY | FN/VF | £5 | Dell 1963 | 1st US PB #5949 Robert McGinnis cover |  |
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| MURDER SPINS THE WHEEL | GD/VG | £5 | Dell 1966 | 1st US PB #6123 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| MURDER TAKES NO HOLIDAY | VG/FN | £5 | Dell 1961 | 1st US PB D379 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| THE PRIVATE PRACTICE OF MICHAEL SHAYNE | FA | £8 | Dell ca1950 | US PB #429 Taped spine |  |
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| SO LUSH, SO DEADLY | VG/FN | £5 | Dell 1968 | 1st US PB #8055 Robert McGinnis cover |  |
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| VIOLENCE IS GOLDEN | GD/VG | £5 | Dell 1968 | 1st US PB #9316 Robert McGinnis cover | ||
| HARVEY, JAMES | A TWILIGHT AFFAIR | VG | £40 | Midwood 1960 | 1st US PB Paul Rader cover | |
| HITT, ORRIE | TOO HOT TO HANDLE | GD | £6 | Beacon 1959 | 1st US PB B250 | |
| HOLMES, JOHN CLELLON | THE HORN | VG/ FN | £5 | Ace 1961 | 1st UK PB | |
| HUDSON, JAN | SORORITY SLUTS | VF | £10 | Epic 1962 | 1st US PB |  |
| HYTES, JASON / KEMP, KIMBERLY | PERFUMED / PAMPERED | VG/FN | £150 | Midwood 1963 | 1st US PB #S277 An extremely rare book Minor creasing at the spine and very slight binding separation towards the rear, but no loose pages 10 full page black & white illustrations by Frank Frazetta |   (Stock images below)      |
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| INNES, MICHAEL | DEATH AT THE PRESIDENT'S LODGING | VG | £3 | Penguin Classic Crime 1988 | UK PB | |
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| JANSON, HANK | ACCUSED | FA | £14 | New Fiction 1940s/50s | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Creases and scuffs, taped cover tear | |
| AVENGING NYMPH | VG/FN | £35 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1958 | 1st UK PB Nice solid copy tight binding and only minor wear. |  |
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| BEWITCHED | GD | £7 | Alexander Moring circa 1957 | 1st UK PB Cover art after Heade | ||
| BRING ME SORROW | VG/FN | £30 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1958 | UK PB Nice solid copy with tight binding. Slight fading mark in top right corner of front cover, cover image unaffected. |  |
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| CONFLICT | FR/GD | £15 | New Fiction 1940s/50s | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Bottom 1/2" spine missing Spine splits Fingernail sized piece missing top right cover |  |
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| CORRUPTION | PR/FR | £12 | Top Fiction 1940s/50s | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Parts of spine missing and tape reinforced Cover loose Pictorial ad for Desert Fury (Heade) on rear cover |  |
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| DEVIL’S HIGHWAY | FN | £20 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1956 | 1st UK PB Probably Reginald Heade cover art | ||
| DON’T CRY NOW | FN | £20 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1950s | 2nd UK PB Original title: Sadie, Don’t Cry Now (pub 1952) Reginald Heade cover art (unsigned) |  |
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| DON’T SCARE EASY | GD | £15 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1958 | 1st UK PB | ||
| FLIGHT FROM FEAR | FN | £10 | Alexander Moring 1958 | 1st UK PB Cover art after Heade |  |
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| HELLCAT | VG/FN | £35 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1950s | UK PB | ||
| HONEY, TAKE MY GUN | GD | £10 | S D Frances 1949 | 1st UK PB Reginald Heade cover art Top 3 mm of cover trimmed off Corner off back cover | ||
| MISTRESS OF FEAR | VG | £12 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1958 | 1st UK PB | ||
| PERSIAN PRIDE | VG/FN | £12 | Alexander Moring 1957 | 2nd UK PB Modified Reginald Heade cover art | ||
| SINISTER RAPTURE | FN | £40 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1957 | 1st UK PB Nice solid copy with tight binding and only very slight foxing. |  |
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| SUGAR AND VICE | VG/FN | £18 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1958 | 1st UK PB | ||
| SWEET FURY | FN | £12 | Alexander Moring circa 1957 | 1st UK PB Cover art after Heade | ||
| TENSION | FN | £15 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1957 | 2nd UK PB Reginald Heade cover | ||
| TENSION | PR | £10 | New Fiction 1940's/50's | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Rear cover missing Spine split and damaged Heavy creasing to cover |  |
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| THEY DIE ALONE | GD | £8 | Alexander Moring Ltd 1950s | UK PB | ||
| TOO SOON TO DIE | VG | £10 | Alexander Moring 1958 | 1st UK PB Cover art after Heade Previously published as This Dame Dies Soon | ||
| TORMENT | GD | £20 | New Fiction Press 1953 | 1st UK PB Reginald Heade cover art |  |
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| TORMENT | PR | £10 | New Fiction 1953 | 1st UK PB Back cover, bottom inch of spine and bottom left corner of front cover missing | ||
| TORRID TEMPTRESS | GD | £12 | George Turton circa late 1950s | 1st UK PB Cover art after Heade Back cover stains | ||
| UNTAMED | VG/FN | £10 | Alexander Moring 1957 | 1st UK PB 2nd impression. Cover art after Heade |  |
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| WHIPLASH | PR | £10 | New Fiction 1940's/50's | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Front cover detached Spine mostly missing |  |
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| WHIPLASH | FN | £12 | Alexander Moring 1950s | 2nd UK PB Reginald Heade cover art (unsigned) | ||
| WILD GIRL | GD | £5 | George Turton 1959 | 1st UK PB Printed to match Alexander Moring editions | ||
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| KANE, HENRY | THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MADAME | VG | £10 | Signet 1965 | 1st US PB D2646 Contains the title novella, plus The Candlestick and The Precise Moment | |
| KEMP, KIMBERLY / HYTES, JASON | PERFUMED / PAMPERED | VG/FN | £150 | Midwood 1963 | 1st US PB #S277 An extremely rare book Minor creasing at the spine and very slight binding separation towards the rear, but no loose pages 10 full page black & white illustrations by Frank Frazetta | (Stock images below) |
| KRUGER, RAYNE | MY NAME IS CELIA | GD | £3 | Ace 1960 | UK PB | |
| KYLE, ROBERT | BEN GATES IS HOT | FN | £3 | Mayflower Dell 1966 | 1st UK PB | |
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| LAWRENCE, ANN | GIN WEDDING | FN | £20 | Intimate novels 1951 | US PB #8 |  |
| LESLIE, DESMOND | HOLD BACK THE NIGHT | GD | £12 | Digit 1958 | UK PB D.209 |  |
| LONDRES, ALBERT | THE ROAD TO BUENOS AYRES | VG | £4 | Digit Books 1960's | UK PB | |
| LYNDS, DENNIS : see GRANT, MAXWELL | ||||||
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| MACINNES, HELEN | ABOVE SUSPICION | GD | £4 | Fontana 1967 | UK PB #1537 |  |
| McCRUMB, SHARYN | BIMBOS OF THE DEATH SUN | VG | £3 | Windwalker 1987 | UK PB ISBN 0880384557 | |
| MARSH, NGAIO | ARTISTS IN CRIME | VG | £3 | Fontana 1967 | 2nd UK PB | |
| SPINSTERS IN JEOPARDY | VG/FN | £6 | Fontana 1965 | UK PB #1193 |  |
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| MARTIN, FRED | VIOLENT DESIRES | GD | £3 | Magnet 1960 | US PB | |
| MATTHEWS, CLAYTON | THE CORRUPTER | FN | £3 | Monarch 1964 | 1st US PB | |
| MAYO, DALLAS | WHEN LIGHTS ARE LOW | GD/VG | £45 | Midwood 1963 | 1st US PB F315 Paul Rader cover art |  |
| MORELLI, SPIKE | DEATH FOR A DOLL | VG | £25 | Leisure Library 1952 | 1st US PB Reginald Heade cover |  |
| DEATH FOR A DOLL | FA | £15 | Leisure Library 1952 | US PB Reginald Heade cover | ||
| MORROW, ANN | MOONLIGHT IN VENICE | VG/FN | £10 | Hamilton Late 1940s | 1st UK PB 32 pp Oliver Brabbins cover art |  |
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| NEWTON, WILLIAM | HIS SECRET REVEALED | VG | £8 | Hamilton Late 1940s | 1st UK PB 48 pp Oliver Brabbins cover art |  |
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| O'DONNELL, PETER | MODESTY BLAISE: A TASTE FOR DEATH | FN | £6 | Pan 1976 | UK PB ISBN 0330026291 | |
| MODESTY BLAISE: COBRA TRAP | VG/FN | £6 | Souvenir Press 2006 | 1st UK PB ISBN 0285637665 |  |
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| MODESTY BLAISE: DEAD MAN’S HANDLE | VG | £15 | Souvenir Press 1985 | 1st UK HC With DJ (VG) in removable archival film ISBN 0285627023 |  |
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| MODESTY BLAISE: THE IMPOSSIBLE VIRGIN | GD | £5 | Pan 1973 | UK PB ISBN 0330234897 | ||
| MODESTY BLAISE: LAST DAY IN LIMBO | GD | £3 | Pan 1977 | UK PB ISBN 0330251422 | ||
| MODESTY BLAISE | GD | £3 | Pan 1966 | UK PB 2nd printing X474 Movie covers | ||
| MODESTY BLAISE | GD | £3 | Pan 1966 | UK PB 3rd printing X474 Movie covers | ||
| MODESTY BLAISE: PIECES OF MODESTY | GD | £3 | Pan 1975 | UK PB 4th printing ISBN 0330029614 | ||
| MODESTY BLAISE: THE SILVER MISTRESS | VF | £10 | Archival Press 1981 | 1st US HC | ||
| OSBORNE, CHARLES | THE UNEXPECTED GUEST | See Agatha Christie | ||||
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| PAINE, EMORY | THE BEAUTY GAME | VG | £20 | Midwood 1965 | 1st US PB #32-494 Paul Rader cover art |  |
| PRATHER, RICHARD | THE KUBLA KHAN CAPER | VG | £3.50 | Four Square 1967 | UK PB Shell Scott | |
| EVERYBODY HAD A GUN | VG | £15 | Gold Medal 1958 | 5th US PB | ||
| PRIESTLEY, J B | SALT IS LEAVING | VG | £5 | Pan 1966 | 1st UK PB 2nd printing X560 |  |
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| QUEEN, ELLERY | THE DEVIL TO PAY | GD | £4 | Pan 1960 | UK PB Cover taped to inside pages |  |
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| RENIN, PAUL | A DOUBLE LIFE | FA | £15 | Harborough 1950s | UK PB Cover art by Reginald Heade Water damaged, edge discolouration, some loss to bottom right cover, image okay |  |
| FLAME | VG | £20 | Archer 1951 | US PB Reginald Heade cover |  |
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| LONELY WIVES | FA/GD | £8 | Trident ca1969 | UK PB | ||
| SHE WHO HESITATES | FA | £10 | Leisure Library 1953 | US PB #18 Reginald Heade cover | ||
| VIRTUE | PR | £7 | R & L Locker 1949 | UK PB Reginald Heade cover Most of spine missing Covers barely attached Water damage and erosion to edge of covers Cover image OK | ||
| REYNOLDS, FRANK & McCLURE, MICHAEL | FREEWHEELIN FRANK | GD | £35 | NEL 1971 | UK PB ISBN 0450003787 |  |
| ROBESON, KENNETH | DOC SAVAGE: THE AWFUL EGG | VG | £2.50 | Bantam 1978 | US PB ISBN 0553112481 Bob Larkin cover art #92 | |
| (mainly LESTER DENT) | DOC SAVAGE: THE GREEN EAGLE | GD | £2 | Bantam 1968 | 1st US PB F3782 #24 | |
| DOC SAVAGE: LAND OF ALWAYS-NIGHT (Lester Dent and Ryerson Johnson) | GD | £2 | Bantam 1966 | 1st US PB E3202 #13 | ||
| DOC SAVAGE: THE MAGIC ISLAND | VG/FN | £3 | Bantam 1977 | US PB ISBN 0553077902 Bob Larkin cover art #89 Formerly titled Ost | ||
| DOC SAVAGE: METEOR MENACE | GD | £2 | Corgi 1975 | 1st UK PB ISBN 0552098396 #3 | ||
| DOC SAVAGE: PIRATE OF THE PACIFIC | VG/FN | £3 | Bantam 1977 | US PB ISBN 0553113216 James Bama cover art #19 | ||
| DOC SAVAGE: THE SARGASSO OGRE | VG | £2.50 | Bantam 1967 | 1st US PB F3441 #18 | ||
| DOC SAVAGE: TUNNEL TERROR | VG/FN | £3 | Bantam 1979 | US PB ISBN 0553111914 Bob Larkin cover art #93 | ||
| ROHMER, SAX | THE RETURN OF DR. FU-MANCHU | GD | £30 | McBride 1916 | 1st US HC |  |
| SINISTER MADONNA | VG | £8 | Four Square 1963 | UK PB #886 |  |
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| THE SINS OF SUMURU | GD | £5 | Digit 1964 | UK PB R835 |  |
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| THE SLAVES OF SUMURU | GD | £15 | Panther 1960 | 1st UK PB #1074 Would be VG if not for clipped front cover |  |
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| ROYER, LOUIS-CHARLES | BEWITCHED | FA | £15 | Harborough 1952 | 1st US PB Evocative art nouveau cover by David Wright. Translated from the French. Much cover wear around all edges, but central image remains unaffected |  |
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| ST GEORGE, DAVID | DIAMOND DOLL | VG | £4 | Bedtime 1960 | 1st US PB | |
| ‘SAPPER’ | THE BLACK GANG | VG | £8 | Classic Thrillers 1983 | 1st UK PB ISBN 0460022458 |  |
| SAYERS, DOROTHY L | FIVE RED HERRINGS | VG | £2.50 | NEL 1975 | UK PB |  |
| THE UNPLEASANTNESS AT THE BELLONA CLUB | VG | £3 | NEL 1973 | UK PB | ||
| SELMARD, TIM | NAKED TALES | GD | £5 | Bell 1964 | 1st US PB BB102 | |
| SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY | A COLD NIGHT FOR MURDER (MARTIN THOMAS) | FA | £3 | Fleetway | UK PB #441 No back cover |  |
| BRED TO KILL (MARTIN THOMAS) | GD | £5 | Fleetway | UK PB #448 |  |
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| BULLETS ARE TRUMPS (DESMOND REID) | FA/GD | £4 | Fleetway | UK PB #488 |  |
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| BY WHOSE HAND? (REX HARDINGE) | VG | £7 | Amalgamated 1950s | UK PB #356 David Wright cover art |  |
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| DATE WITH DANGER (MARTIN THOMAS) | GD/VG | £6 | Fleetway | UK PB #459 |  |
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| DEAD MAN’S DESTINY (MARTIN THOMAS) | GD/VG | £6 | Fleetway | UK PB #466 |  |
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| DESERT INTRIGUE (JAMES STAGG) | GD/VG | £6 | Fleetway | UK PB #444 |  |
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| FRIGHTENED LADY (HOWARD BAKER) | GD/VG | £6 | Amalgamated 1950s | UK PB #359 David Wright cover art |  |
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| GUILTY PARTY (REX DOLPHIN) | GD | £5 | Fleetway | UK PB #442 |  |
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| THE DEVIL TO PAY (REX DOLPHIN) | GD/VG | £6 | Fleetway | UK PB #467 |  |
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| THIEF OF CLUBS (GILBERT JOHNS) | VG | £7 | Fleetway | UK PB #468 |  |
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| STORME, MICHAEL (GEORGE H DAWSON) | HOT DAMES ON COLD SLABS | GD | £15 | Leisure Library 1952 | US PB #5 Reginald Heade cover | |
| SEE ALSO PIERRE FLAMMECHE | MAKE MINE A CORPSE | FA/GD | £25 | Archer Press 1950 | UK PB John Pollack cover art |  |
| MAKE MINE A HARLOT | VG | £30 | Archer Press/ Kaywin Press 1952 | US PB Jhn Pollack cover art |  |
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| MAKE MINE A HARLOT | FA/GD | £15 | Archer 1951 | 1st US PB John Pollack cover art | ||
| UNLUCKY VIRGIN | VG | £35 | Archer/Kaywin 1951 | 1st US PB 1951 (imprint of UK title) Striking cover by Thorpe A little dingy with wear at top edge, but intact spine |  |
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| TEY, JOSEPHINE | MISS PYM DISPOSES | VG | £4 | Pan 1964 | UK PB G387 | |
| MISS PYM DISPOSES | VG | £4 | Pan 1965 | UK PB G387 Label residue (sticky) on back cover |  |
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| THORNDIKE, RUSSELL | DR. SYN | FN | £25 | Jonathan Cape 1933 | UK HC With DJ |  |
| TRALINS, BOB | LAW OF LUST | VG | £15 | Tuxedo 1960 | 1st US PB as this title Original title: Caesar’s Bench #107 |  |
| UPFIELD, ARTHUR | THE MOUNTAINS HAVE A SECRET | GD | £6 | Pan 1954 | UK PB #291 |  |
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| VANCE, LEIGH | THE FRIGHTENED CITY | GD/VG | £3 | Digit 1961 | 1st UK PB Movie cover | |
| VANE, ROLAND | SINFUL SISTERS | GD/VG | £20 | Archer 1951 | US PB Reginald Heade cover |  |
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| WALLACE, EDGAR | AGAIN THE RINGER | GD | £4 | Pan 1962 | UK PB Great Pan | |
| ANGEL ESQUIRE | VG | £25 | Readers Library 1932 or later | UK HC With DJ (GD) in archival cover #150 |  |
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| THE BIG FOUR | VG | £30 | 1929 | 1st UK HC DJ GD | |
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| CHICK | FA/GD | £20 | Ward Lock 1936 | UK PB Movie tie-in, with Sydney Howard on cover |  |
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| THE CALENDAR | VG | £6 | Pan 1961 | UK PB Great Pan | ||
| THE COUNCIL OF JUSTICE | GD/VG | £8 | Ward Lock 1950s | UK PB #2 |  |
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| THE CRIMSON CIRCLE | VG | £10 | Pan 1950 | UK PB #141 | ||
| THE DOOR WITH SEVEN LOCKS | GD | £5 | Pan 1960 | UK PB Great Pan | ||
| THE FEATHERED SERPENT | VG | £5 | Hodder & Stoughton 1958 | UK PB |  |
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| THE INDIA-RUBBER MEN | VG | £5 | Pan 1956 | UK PB | ||
| IRON GRIP | GD | £20 | Readers Library 1929 | 1st UK HC With DJ (FA) in archival cover #294 | ||
| THE JOKER | GD | £7 | Pan 1950 | UK PB | ||
| THE MAN AT THE CARLTON | GD | £6 | Pan 1964 | UK PB | ||
| THE MAN WHO CHANGED HIS NAME | VG | £12 | Hutchinson & Co / The Crime Book Society / Pocket Library ca1939 | UK PB Novelisation of play #61 |  |
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| MR JUSTICE MAXWELL | FA | £8 | 1928 | UK PB Abby cover | ||
| ON THE SPOT | GD | £8 | Avon 1948 | US PB Monroe Reisman cover art #173 |  |
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| RED ACES | VG | £4 | Pan 1962 | UK PB Great Pan | ||
| THE RINGER | GD/VG | £4 | Pan 1957 | UK PB | ||
| TERROR KEEP | FN | £9 | Pan 1964 | UK PB |  |
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| THE TRAMP | VG | £5 | Pan 1965 | UK PB | ||
| THE VALLEY OF GHOSTS | GD/VG | £10 | Pan 1960 | UK PB Great Pan |  |
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| WATTSON, JEAN | DANGEROUS BACHELOR | VG/FN | £10 | Hamilton Late 1940s | 1st UK PB 32 pp Oliver Brabbins cover art Includes Flame of Desire by Janice Talbot |  |
| WEBB, PETER | DANCING WITH DANGER | FN | £12 | Paget Late 1940s | 1st UK PB 64 pp Oliver Brabbins cover art |  |
| WEISS, JOE | HOW ROUGH CAN IT GET? | GD | £3.50 | Avon 1951 | US PB | |
| WEISSMAN, SIDNEY | BACKLASH | VG | £4.50 | Digit 1955 | 1st UK PB | |
| WENTWORTH, PATRICIA | ROLLING STONE | VG | £9 | Popular Library 1946 | US PB #79 |  |
| WEST, SUSANNAH | DAYTIME IN SUBURBIA | FN | £20 | Midwood 1965 | 1st US PB #32-450 Paul Rader cover art |  |
| WHITTINGTON, HARRY/ DUPERRAULT, DOUG | BACKWOOD SHACK/ SPOTLIGHT ON SIN | See Duperrault, Doug | ||||
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