Bert and Dolores Hitchens - End of the Line
Pocket Books 1230, 1959
Cover Artist: Jerry Allison

"The luscious teen-ager thought she would do anything for money – until a vicious killer taught her fear."

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Clay Fisher - War Bonnet
Pocket Books 6002, 1960
Cover Artist: Jerry Allison

Feathered war bonnets (also called warbonnets or headdresses) were items of great spiritual value, or medicine, worn by honoured Plains Indian men, sometimes into battle, but most often for ceremonial occasions.The eagle was considered by Plains tribes as the greatest and most powerful of all birds and thus, the finest bonnets were made out of its feathers.
Someone holding a completed bonnet could tell countless stories. Long ago the bonnet was only worn on special occasions and it was highly symbolic. Its beauty was of secondary importance; the bonnet's real value was in its power to protect the wearer.
The bonnet had to be earned through brave deeds in battle because the feathers signified the deeds themselves. Some warriors might obtain only two or three honour feathers in their whole lifetime, so difficult were they to earn. The bonnet was also a mark of highest respect because it could never be worn without the consent of the leaders of the tribe. A high honour, for example, was received by the warrior who was the first to touch an enemy fallen in battle, for this meant the warrior was at the very front of fighting. Feathers were notched and decorated to designate an event and told individual stories such as killing, capturing an enemy's weapon and shield, and whether the deed had been done on horseback or foot.

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Frank Gruber - The Silver Tombstone Mystery
Signet Books 1677, 1959
Cover Artist: Jerry Allison

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Richard Marsten - Even the Wicked
Perma Books M 3117, 1958
Cover Artist: Jerry Allison

Richard Marsten is a pseudonym of Evan Hunter

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F. van Wyck Mason - The China Sea Murders
(Original Title: The Shanghai Bund Murders)
Pocket Books 1219, 1959 (Canadian)
Cover Artist: Jerry Allison

"America's no. 1 agent – Colonel Hugh North – trails a secret more deadly than the atom bomb!"

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