I went a little crazy at the Paperback Collectors Show & Sale today…the books were so cheap and the selection was huge. My buying binge included a bunch of Ashley Carter (aka Harry Whittington) books as well as:
TRAIL OF A TRAMP by Nick Quarry (Marvin Albert)
NICE GUYS FINISH DEAD by Albert Conroy (Marvin Albert)
THE ROAD’S END by Albert Conroy
COCOTTE by Theodore Pratt
TROPICAL DISTURBANCE by Theodore Pratt
GET SMART! By William Johnston
THE MOONLIGHT WAR by Clifton Adams
THE GRABHORN BOUNTY by Clifton Adams
LAST DAYS OF WOLF GARNETT by Clifton Adams
DESIRE IN THE DUST by Harry Whittington
CALL ME KILLER by Harry Whittington
JOURNEY INTO TERROR by Peter Rabe
CORNERED by James McKimmey
CASE OF THE PETTICOAT MURDER, CASE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BODY, CASE OF THE BRAZEN BEAUTY, MORGUE FOR VENUS, and COME NIGHT, COME EVIL by Jonathan Craig (based on Bill Crider’s enthusiastic blog posts about the author recently)
TRAGO by Frank Bonham
EYE OF THE HUNTER by Frank Bonham
KISS HER GOODBYE y Wade Miller
GOAT ISLAND by William Fuller
I LIKE’EM TOUGH by Curt Cannon (aka Ed McBain)
NO SCORE by Chip Harrison (Lawrence Block)
STRONGARM by Dan J. Marlowe
DEATH DEEP DOWN by Dan J. Marlowe
13 FRENCH STREET by Gil Brewer
ASSIGNMENT CARLOTTA CORTEZ by Edward S. Aarons (who, I discovered today, wrote some TV tie-ins based on THE DEFENDERS).
I think, all told, I spent about $70. A perfect day.
I have three Defenders tie-ins by a Roger Fuller. If that was Edward S. Aarons, he also did two Burke’s Law tie-ins, which I also have. I’d not heard that.
You have some really great reading in store!
That’s a pretty sweet haul, all for less than three new hardbacks.
Randy,
I saw a DEFENDERS novel and the listed author was Edward Aarons. I’m assuming it’s the same Edward Aarons who wrote the Sam Durrell books (which I have never read, by the way. I bought my first today).
Lee
I don’t know how I missed you there. Must have had my head in a dollar bin. Looks like you scored a great haul. I tried to keep my booklust under control but still bought way too much. Good thing it’s only once a year.
I checked Lee and you were right. Aarons did a Defenders tie-in, one that I didn’t know about. Thanks for the heads-up. I’ll be looking for that one.