Della Wand - Devil's Caress
Newsstand Library U140, 1960
Cover Artist: Robert Bonfils

"Crime and passion detonate a searing blast of violence!"

Della Wand was a pseudonym of Dorothy Wind.

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A.A. Fair - Top Of The Heap
Dell Books D309, 1959
Cover Artist: Robert McGinnis

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Hal Masur - Murder on Broadway
(Original Title: The Last Gamble)
Dell Books D298, 1959
Cover Artist: Victor Kalin

"A Scott Jordan Mystery"

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James M. Cain - Past All Dishonor
Signet Books 680, 1948
Cover Artist: T.V. (Tony Varady)

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Ian Fleming - Casino Royale
Penguin Modern Classics, 2004
Cover montage: Photo of casino by Paul Schultzer/Time Life; photo of woman's back by Andreas Heumann © Getty Images

"A gambling scene, a torture scene which still haunts me, and, of course, a beautiful girl" - Raymond Chandler

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