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Category Archives: vintage books
The Case Of The Smoking Chimney-Erle Stanley Gardner (1943) (A Gramps Wiggins Novel)
Gramps first showed up in 1941’s “The Case Of The Turning Tide.” This is the second and last time Gardner used the character. Gramps travels the country in his old,beat up car with a home made trailer attached. Last time … Continue reading
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The Narrow Land-Jack Vance (Short Stories)
Seven stories from 1945,50,51,56,63,67. Favorites: “The Masquerade On Dicantropus” (1961) – A husband and wife team of prospectors checking out asteroids come across a planet where the natives are friendly until the team wants to explore a pyramid. “Where Hesperus … Continue reading
To Conquer Chaos-John Brunner (1964)
In this post apocalyptic (aren’t they all) world there is a huge area known as the Barrenland. It’s populated by, for want of a better term, things. The world has small villages with one near the Barrenland border. An army … Continue reading
Tarzan’s Quest-Edgar Rice Burroughs (1936)
Number nineteen in the twenty-four book series. In 1935 it appeared as “Tarzan And The Immortal Men” in The Blue Book Magazine. Some may not think it belongs in the SF category but it is about the discovery of a … Continue reading
A Lotus For Miss Quon-James Hadley Chase (1960)
An American in Saigon finds two million dollars worth of diamonds in the wall of his home. He has to figure out a way to get to Hong Kong so he can sell them and disappear. This another good,fast moving … Continue reading
The Hotel Murders (Dead Right) -Stewart Sterling(1957) (Gil Vine Series)
Fifth entry in the eight book series about hotel security chief Gil Vine. The series started with “Dead Wrong” (1947) and ended with “Dead Certain” (1960). This entry finds the New York based security chief in Palm Springs,Florida. Gil is … Continue reading
Maigret’s Failure-Georges Simenon (1956) (Inspector Jules Maigret Series)
The weather is terrible, half of Maigret’s staff is sick and even his wife can’t sleep because of a bad toothache. A fifty-one year old English tourist is missing. In her room are a number of gin bottles. If that’s … Continue reading
The Horror Expert-Frank Long (1961)
SF/Horror author Frank Belknap Long drops his middle name for this crime novel. He should have dropped the manuscript. The title means absolutely nothing. A murdered woman liked grisly horror movies and true crime stories. That was mentioned in a … Continue reading
The Caves Of Steel-Isaac Asimov (1953) (The Positronic Robot Stories-Elijah Baley/R.Daneel Olivaw Series)-
First entry in the four book Baley/Olivaw Series. This was followed by “The Naked Sun” (1957), “The Robots Of Dawn” (1983) and “Robots And Empire” (1985). Baley is a plain clothes detective in a far future New York City and … Continue reading
Candle For A Corpse (Too Hot To Kill)-Stewart Sterling (Prentice Winchell) (1957) (Fire Marshal Ben Pedley Series)
Sixth entry in the nine book series that started with “Five Alarm Funeral” (1942) and ended with “Too Hot To Handle” (1961). Pedley doesn’t care about rules and regulations. If he wants to get into someone’s apartment he’ll buzz first … Continue reading
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