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Tag Archives: 1950s

Bring the Jubilee – Ward Moore

2017-07-02

An alternate history that posits a Southern victory in the American Civil War, leading to a reconstructed North living in the shadow of a Southern empire.

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“Lot” and “Lot’s Daughter” – Ward Moore

2017-06-20

In the aftermath of nuclear war, a man named Jimmon sees all his built-up middle-class resentment explode in civilization’s twilight. Yet Jimmon reaps what he sows…

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The Intruder – Charles Beaumont

2017-03-21

A young Yankee instigator rolls into a small Southern town. His mission: to get the town riled up over school integration. His motivation: something far more sinister than racism…

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The Cosmic Rape – Theodore Sturgeon

2017-03-16

An alien spore infects a homeless alcoholic, first steps towards infecting and dominating the world… but it expected to face a hive-mind, not a species of individuals.

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A Rage in Harlem – Chester Himes

2017-02-27

Conned out of $1500 by a trio of wanted studs, Jackson asks his brother for help—but his brother is a informant to Harlem’s deadly detective duo Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones.

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A Case of Conscience – James Blish

2017-01-21

Father Ruiz-Sanchez, biologist and Jesuit priest, struggles with a moral and ethical dilemma: a planet whose inhabitants are innately peaceful, moral, and without God.

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The Demolished Man – Alfred Bester

2017-01-04

For the first time in centuries, someone has committed premeditated murder—almost unthinkable in an age of telepathy. Psychic detective Lincoln Powell will risk it all to meet out justice.

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Borderline – Lawrence Block

2016-12-11

Four tales from Lawrence Block’s early days, living on the border between sleaze and crime: south-o-the-border short novel Border Lust, two short stories, and the detective novella “Stag Party Girl.”

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Even the Wicked – Ed McBain

2016-10-15

Zach Blake and his daughter Penny return to Martha’s Vineyard, seeking the truth behind the “accidental” death of their wife/mother Mary.

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Death on the Riviera – John Bude

2016-03-05

Inspector Meredith and Sergeant Strang investigate a counterfeiter and smuggling ring on the French Riviera, along with one mysterious murder of an Englishman…

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Detour – Helen Nielsen

2016-01-31

Kid hitchhiker Danny was making his big break for Mexico when the kindly old man giving him a lift is murdered. Danny sets out on the lam, trapped by circumstantial evidence.

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