I have a stack of mostly vintage books here whose titles/authors are mostly unfamiliar to me. I've picked these books up hither and yon over the last year, mostly for pennies each, and as I'm getting really tight on shelf-space I'm wondering if the R-A worthies can offer any feedback on which of these books are hidden gems, and which I should just trade in. (I'm probably inclined to keep the Gold Medals (GM) unless any are IDed as stinkers.)
The list is below--many thanks for any insights or observations.
Best,
Mark Nevins
- Michael Brett, DIECAST (GM)
- Owen Cameron, THE BUTCHER'S WIFE (Dell)--might just keep this one for the cover art even if it's not worth reading
- Victor Canning, THE CHASM (Berkley)
- John Dickson Carr, CAPTAIN CUT-THROAT (Bantam)--I believe this one might be a classic of some sort?
- James Hadley Chase, THE DOUBLE SHUFFLE (Signet)
- Robert Colby, THE CAPTAIN MUST DIE (GM)
- Paul Connolly, SO FAIR SO EVIL (GM)--also nice cover art
- Albert Conroy, DEVIL IN DUNGAREES (GM)
- George Harmon Coxe, MURDER IN HAVAN (Dell)
- Frederick C. Davis, THE DEADLY MISS ASHLEY (Pocket)
- Ovid Demaris, MACHINE GUN MCCAIN (previously CANDYLEG) (GM)--I believe mentioned here a while back--need to check the archives
- Steve Dodge, THE SHANGHAI INCIDENT (GM)--another nice cover
- Lee Gifford, PIECES OF THE GAME (GM)
- William Haggard, VENETIAN BLIND (Corgi)
- Richard Himmel, THE CHINESE KEYHOLE (GM)
- Geoffrey Homes, THEN THERE WERE THREE (Bantam)
- Adam Knight, GIRL RUNNING (Signet)--super cover
- Aylwin Lee Martin, DEATH ON A FERRIS WHEEL (GM)
- Van Wyck Mason, THE SINGAPORE EXILE MURDERS (Pocket)
- James Mayo, HAMMERHEAD (Dell)
- John Nemec, THE SPY WHO CAME TO BED (Triumph)
- Kin Platt, THE KISSING GOURAMI (Pyramid)--cover bills Platt as an Edgar winner?
- Kelley Roos, THE FRIGHTENED STIFF (Dell)
- Victor Rosen, A GUN IN HIS HAND (GM)--great cover
- Richard Sale, HOME IS THE HANGMAN (Popular)
- Bud Schulberg, THE HARDER THEY FALL (Signet)
- George Sims, THE TERRIBLE DOOR (Pocket)
- Scott C.S. Stone, THE DRAGON'S EYE (GM)--nifty cover art
- R.W. Taylor, WHIPLASH (Gold Star)
- Philip Wylie, EXPERIMENT IN CRIME (Avon)
- James Yardley, KISS THE BOYS AND MAKE THEM DIE and A KISS A DAY KEEPS THE CORPES AWAY (Signet)--look like a series about a female James Bond-type, tongue-in-cheek
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