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Tag Archives: Robert McGinnis

Adventures in Art – McGinnis’ Gaiman Covers

2016-09-29

I’m pretty sure everyone and their cousin has already seen these, but I wanted to share them anyway… One of …

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Dividend on Death – Brett Halliday

2015-07-11

When Phyllis Brighton begs Mike Shayne to keep her from killing her mother, Shayne takes the job—only for the mother to end up dead, with Phyllis as prime suspect.

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Don’t Speak to Strange Girls – Harry Whittington

2014-05-20

In the midst of depression brought on by the death of his wife, aging Hollywood star Clay Stuart falls into an obsessive lust for a dangerous young woman…

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Kill the Clown – Richard S. Prather

2014-05-16

To save an innocent man, Shell Scott goes deep undercover at a gangster’s masquerade ball. Let’s just hope for his sake they don’t Kill the Clown.

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Flashpoint – Dan Marlowe

2013-07-01

Ex-criminal turned government agent Earl Drake is the target of Middle Eastern terrorists, and sets off after them to New York to disrupt their nefarious scheme.

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Cop Hater – Ed McBain

2013-05-02

Someone is knocking off cops in the 87th Precinct, and if there’s one thing the detectives won’t stand for, it’s murder of their own—with the investigators wearing a target on their backs.

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The Red Scarf – Gil Brewer

2012-12-15

Roy Nichols is up to his neck in debt. His salvation comes in the form of a briefcase packed with cash. However, the money’s Mafia owners may have something to say about Roy using it.

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Baby Moll – John Farris

2012-10-23

Ex-Syndicate hood gone clean is pulled back into the underworld when his former boss’s life is threatened by a mysterious figure from the depths of the shady past.

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House Dick – E. Howard Hunt

2012-08-15

Washington D.C. hotel detective investigates missing jewels and an abusive ex-husband, finds them linked together in a twisty-turny plot of deception, theft and death.

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The Peddler – Richard S. Prather

2012-06-29

Teenager decides to escape his life in the slums by turning to the Syndicate and the life of organized prostitution. If you can’t guess, another one with an unsavory protagonist.

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Stop This Man! – Peter Rabe

2012-06-13

Three-time loser has finally struck gold—thirty-six pounds of it. But when it turns out to be radioactive, killing all who touch it, he takes desperate measures to strike it rich.

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