Like his contemporaries in Harry Whittington , Gil Brewer , and Talmage Powell , Day Keene (real name Gunnard R. Hjertstedt) was a succes...

The Penetrator series was a Mack Bolan knock-off written by Chet Cunningham (even numbered installments) and Mark K. Roberts the odd on...

The Soldier of Fortune series was published between 1976 and 1985 with a brief hiatus in the early 80s. The series was created and edit...

Lawrence Block and Donald Westlake are two of the most beloved writers in crime fiction. However, most fans are unaware that they co-aut...

In the newest Paperback Warrior Podcast episode, we discuss John D. MacDonald's iconic Travis McGee character, including a review of the...

Calvin Clements (1915-1997) utilized his experiences in the US Navy to author a number of adventure novels and short stories. After servi...

Killing Quarry is the 15th published novel in Max Allan Collins’ terrific hitman series. The chronological order of the books is quite...

Louis L'Amour's  name is synonymous with the glory days of the American West. Authoring over 100 novels and countless short storie...

Dashiell Hammett's   Nameless Detective - an operative for San Francisco’s Continental Detective Agency - starred in 36 short works a...

Paperback Warrior Podcast Episode 27 showcases a feature on the work of Jerry Ahern, including a review of “Survivalist #1: Total War.” We a...

The success of 1967's The Dirty Dozen led to countless imitators in fiction and on screen. The formula of  team-based adventure thri...

The 87th Precinct series by Ed McBain (a pseudonym of Evan Hunter) was a tremendous literary success with around 55 novels spanning from 1...

Journeyman David Robbins has authored over 200 novels under seven different pseudonyms. Along with  horror and  science-fiction works, R...

In 1955, Charles Willeford (1919-1988) was in the U.S. Air Force stationed in California and later Newfoundland. That was the year that his...

On episode 26 of the Paperback Warrior Podcast, Tom explains the allure of The Saint series by Leslie Charteris, including a review of “Alia...

The black exploitation phenomena of the 1970s captivated theater audiences nationwide, so it's only natural that iconic characters lik...

Journeyman author Jack Laflin wrote four books in the Gregory Hiller spy series - plus a prequel explaining how a Soviet spy named Piotr ...

After serving in WW2 , James Howard (1922-2000) earned a doctorate in psychology and began writing crime novels as a side hustle. He put his...

During the 1950s, California author Harry Vernor Dixon (1908-1984) produced nine paperback originals for  Fawcett Gold Medal who sold a l...

On Paperback Warrior Podcast Episode 25, the guys take a deep dive into the world of Nick Carter: Killmaster. Tom introduces listeners to Ja...