Paperback Warrior
Tuesday, May 28, 2019

The Day I Died

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Lawrence Lariar was a cartoonist who edited a popular series of anthologies in the 1960s reprinting the best cartoons of the year. Less fa...
Monday, May 27, 2019

Wake Up Dead

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“Wake Up Dead” is a 1974 private-eye novel by a shadowy and unfamiliar author named William Wall. A thorough search online failed to revea...
Friday, May 24, 2019

The President is Missing

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President Bill Clinton and novelist James Patterson had a 2018 hit with their bestseller “The President is Missing,” (ghostwritten by Davi...
Thursday, May 23, 2019

M.I.A. Hunter #08 - Escape from Nicaragua

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After seven installments of Stephen Mertz's 'M.I.A. Hunter' series, the popular title takes a slight shift into a new directio...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

Backwoods Tramp (aka A Moment to Prey)

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In 1959, Harry Whittington submitted for publication a crime noir novel titled “Never Find Sanctuary” that Fawcett Gold Medal published as...
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Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Fey Croaker: A Paperback Warrior Primer

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Author Paul Bishop is a 35-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department. Receiving “Detective of the Year” accolades twice, Bishop s...
Monday, May 20, 2019

Boomerang Blade

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Before he wrote full novels in every conceivable genre, Norman Daniels was a prolific author of short stories for the pulp magazines. The ...
Friday, May 17, 2019

I See Red

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Sterling Noel (1903-1984) was an American author and journalist whose 1950s body of work includes two respected novels, “I Killed Stalin” ...
Thursday, May 16, 2019

Soldier of Fortune #06 - Ambush at Derati Wells

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The cover of “Ambush at Derati Wells” from 1977 credits Peter McCurtin as the author, but the novel was actually written by veteran action...
Wednesday, May 15, 2019

The Butcher #01 - Kill Quick or Die

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The 35-book series The Butcher was conceived by the Don King of the paperbacks – Lyle Kenyon Engel . Like many of these 70s and 80s actio...
Tuesday, May 14, 2019

She'll Hate Me Tomorrow

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Richard Deming (1915-1983) was a crime fiction author born in Iowa who, as an adult in upstate New York, was one of the core contributors ...
Monday, May 13, 2019

Traveler #05 - Road War

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John Shirley is a dynamic author who is mostly known for his science-fiction, fantasy and media tie-in novels. His 1999 horror collection,...
Friday, May 10, 2019

Scratch a Thief

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John Trinian (1933-2008) is the pseudonym of Zekial Marko who was born as Marvin Leroy Schmoker. And if you think that’s confusing, one da...
Thursday, May 9, 2019

M.I.A. Hunter #07 - Saigon Slaughter

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Stephen Mertz and Joe R. Lansdale collaborated once again on this seventh entry in the 'M.I.A. Hunter' series. Released by Jove in...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Wild Wives

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Charles Willeford (1919-1988) was a heroic and decorated U.S. Army veteran who served in World War 2, and fought in the Battle of the Bulg...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2019

The Executioner #70 - Ice Cold Kill

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British author Peter Leslie (1922-2007) was a talented writer who penned a number of various literary works in his lifespan. Writing five ...
Monday, May 6, 2019

The Scarred Man

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By the time the 1970s rolled around, the quality of output from the Fawcett Gold Medal paperback imprint had decreased noticeably. The pub...
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Friday, May 3, 2019

A Trap for Sam Dodge

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The king of the paperbacks, Harry Whittington, released “A Trap for Sam Dodge” as part of an ACE double in 1961. It was packaged with Lee ...
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Thursday, May 2, 2019

Brock Callahan #02 - Day of the Ram

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Between 1955 and 1992, William Campbell Gault authored 14 novels starring Hollywood private investigator - and former L.A. Rams guard - Br...
Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Dead Low Tide

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“Dead Low Tide” was John D. MacDonald’s sixth published novel. The 1953 Fawcett Gold Medal release is a tasty bit of Florida noir that pre...
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