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Friday, August 31, 2018

Hardman #01 - Atlanta Deathwatch

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Atlanta native and author Ralph Dennis launched the 'Hardman' series in 1974 for Popular Library. The debut, “Atlanta Deathwatch”,...
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Thursday, August 30, 2018

Run, Brother, Run!

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Between 1947 and 1966, Thomas B. Dewey wrote dozens of hardboiled mystery novels - most of which featured successful P.I. series characters,...
Wednesday, August 29, 2018

The Face of the 80s: A Paperback Warrior Unmasking

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It's hard not to find model Steve Holland's likeness when browsing the 50s, 60s and 70s Men's Adventure line. The Americ...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Parker #05 - The Score

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“The Score” by Richard Stark (a pseudonym of Donald Westlake) was the 1964 entry in the series starring the gruff and businesslike thief k...
Monday, August 27, 2018

Killsquad #01 - Counter Attack

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In 1989, author Dan Schmidt launched his 9-book run of military action in 'Eagle Force'. Before  that series, the writer created a...
Saturday, August 25, 2018

The Greatest Men’s Adventure Series Ever: A Paperback Warrior Poll

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The Greatest Men’s Adventure Series Ever: A Paperback Warrior Poll In November 2017, Paperback Warrior conducted a highly-scientific and t...
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Friday, August 24, 2018

Talmage Powell: King of the Shorts?

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During his life, Talmage Powell (1920 - 2000) wrote over 500 short stories published in the pulps and the digests. He also wrote a handful...
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Thursday, August 23, 2018

Buffalo Hunter #06 - Vengeance is Mine

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“Vengeance is Mine” is the sixth 'Buffalo Hunter' book. It was released by Manor in 1978 and continues the saga of vigilante/hunte...
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

John Gail #04 - Hate is for the Hunted

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Stephen Frances apparently sold over 10 million copies of his popular “Hank Janson” series, but his “John Gail” spy novels never gained mu...
Tuesday, August 21, 2018

No Harp for My Angel

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Carter Brown (real name: Alan Yates) was a British author living in Australia who wrote mystery paperbacks about American detectives. His ...
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Monday, August 20, 2018

Narc #01 - Narc

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Narc was a violent 7-book run published between 1973-1975. The debut, simply titled Narc , was released by Lancer ( Enforcer , Conan ). T...
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Friday, August 17, 2018

The Hunter #02 - Night of the Jackals

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The prior 'Hunter' novel, debut “Scavenger Kill”, introduced us to former Green Beret John Yard. In that book, Yard is presented a...
Thursday, August 16, 2018

Death Pulls a Doublecross (aka Coward's Kiss)

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In 1961 - around the beginning of his crime fiction career - Lawrence Block submitted a hardboiled private eye novel to Fawcett Gold Medal...
Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Deathwatch

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Author Robb White concentrated on juvenile fiction, writing nearly 30 novels between 1935-1985 (he passed away in 1990). Along with novels...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

File on a Missing Redhead

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During his career, Lou Cameron wrote all sorts of men’s adventure fiction, but his 1968 paperback, “File on a Missing Redhead” was a prett...
Monday, August 13, 2018

The Hunter #01 - "Scavenger Kill"

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Ralph Hayes was extremely active in the 1970s, enterprising a multitude of action adventure series' including 'Stoner', 'Buf...
Friday, August 10, 2018

A Night for Screaming

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Harry Whittington’s “A Night for Screaming” is a 1960 fugitive-on-the-run story told by Mitch Walker - an innocent man accused of murder -...
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Thursday, August 9, 2018

TNT #01 - TNT

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'TNT' debuted in 1985 in the US via Charter Books. It ran seven volumes in the US, but the book's origin is in France where th...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

Secret Mission #15 - Haitian Vendetta

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Don Smith’s “Secret Mission” paperback series spanned the decade between 1968 and 1978. The series wasn’t the cash cow for Award Books tha...
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