Paperback Warrior
Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Black Bat #01 - Brand of the Black Bat

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Thrilling Publications, also known as Standard Magazines, created a number of pulp characters  including Green Ghost , Crimson Mask and Th...
Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Murder is my Mistress

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After a decade of short-stories, Harry Whittington's first contemporary novel was published in 1950. A year later, the author's fr...
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Tuesday, March 2, 2021

Walk the Evil Street

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Norman Daniels , real name Norman Danberg, utilized a number of pseudonyms throughout his long and prolific career. His Gothic mysteries wer...
Monday, March 1, 2021

Paperback Warrior Podcast - Episode 80

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On Episode 80 of the Paperback Warrior Podcast, we review the new Stephen King book LATER from Hard Case Crime . Also: Two series titles ca...
Friday, February 26, 2021

Jack Tallon #01 - Police Chief

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Over the course of four decades, crime-fiction author John Ball (1911-1988) wrote nearly 20 novels. His most critically acclaimed work was 1...
Thursday, February 25, 2021

Nightmare

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Author Edward S. Aarons wrote 20 books between 1936 and 1954, including a number of short-stories for pulp magazines including Popular Det...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

The Dean #01 - Stranger's Kill

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Ohio native Merle Constiner (1901-1979) was a successful author of westerns and crime fiction who began his career in the pulp magazines a...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021

The Lover

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Using the pseudonym Carter Brown , Alan Geoffrey Yates (1923-1985) authored 215 novels and 75 novellas and counted U.S. President John F. Ke...
Monday, February 22, 2021

Paperback Warrior Podcast - Episode 79

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Paperback Warrior Podcast Episode 79 delved into the life and work of Edward S. Aarons. Also discussed: Richard Neely, Harry Whittington, Re...
Friday, February 19, 2021

Killer Tank (aka Strike Force)

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Norman Daniels found enormous success authoring various pulp characters like The Masked Detective , The Black Bat , Phantom Detective and...
Thursday, February 18, 2021

Later

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Since 2004, Hard Case Crime has been the nation’s most successful publisher of new and reprint crime fiction. In 2005, the upstart paperbac...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2021

The Plastic Nightmare

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After a successful career as an advertising executive, Richard Neely (1916-1999) left it all behind to become a full-time writer. He authore...
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Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Paperback Warrior Unmasking - The Repulsive Horror of Russell Gray

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In the late 1930s, an enigmatic author named “Russell Gray” began churning out ultra-violent and repulsive horror stories for pulp magazine...
Monday, February 15, 2021

Paperback Warrior Podcast - Episode 78

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Episode 78 of the Paperback Warrior Podcast explores the life and work of Norman Daniels. Also covered: Tokey Wedge, Jack Lynn, Bradford Sco...
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Friday, February 12, 2021

Warrant for a Wanton

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Between 1946 and 1953, Leslie John Edgley (1912-2002) authored nine books using his own name as well as the pseudonym of Robert Bloomfield. ...
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Thursday, February 11, 2021

The Big Kiss-Off

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Day Keene (real name Gunard Hjerstedt) cut his teeth on short-stories and pulp writing in the 1930s and 1940s. Like so many pulpsters, Kee...
Wednesday, February 10, 2021

They All Ran Away

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Before focusing his efforts on his bestselling series of Assignment books starring CIA operative Sam Durell, Edward S. Aarons authored a n...
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Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Damnation Alley

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Roger Zelazny (1937-1995) was a Hugo/Nebula award-winning science-fiction and fantasy author. His most noteworthy achievements are the first...
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Monday, February 8, 2021

Paperback Warrior Podcast - Episode 77

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On Episode 77 of the Paperback Warrior Podcast, we delve into some hardboiled history with a discussion of Race Williams. Also: Archie O’Nei...
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Friday, February 5, 2021

Race Williams #01 - Knights of the Open Palm

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Carroll John Daly (1889-1958) invented the hardboiled detective genre in Black Mask Magazine with his May 1923 story “Three Gun Terry.” He ...
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