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Volume Seven |
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• The Judas Hour
Here's a little story 'bout Nelda and Jake.
"No, Nelda! That's a bad Nelda!", yells Jake. But it is too late, Jake's hair
is already responding... Actually I made that up - this is a spy story where Nelda
calls her friends "Comrade", etc. |
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The Chinese Keyhole •
"Was the blonde a willing victim to
the sadist with the whip, or did she hold the key to the communist spy ring? Johnny
had to know." But why? |
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• Street of No Return
Here's down-on-his-luck Whitey and icy,
redheaded, uptown girl, Celia. After a lot of mayhem, things don't work out at all.
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The Real Gone Goose •
A 1959 detective story peopled with
colorful beatnik boys and girls. The beats don't "get" death, and some nifty philosophical
debates ensue. |
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• The Seven Deadly Sisters
That's Sally on the cover - I don't
know who that ghostly guy is with his nose in the spider web. Your mission,
should you choose to accept it: figure out who was murdered, who murdered him, and
why you should care.
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The Hepburn •
Not sure what the manly Scottish border-lord
is wearing these days, the artist settles on red tights, black diaper, and a bad wig.
Here we find m'Lady sloshing about in a vat of Chardonnay.
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• Silent Partner
Here's a glimpse of Esther Dilmeyer, shapely
night club come-on girl, at home just before the poisoned chocolates kick in. Other
cool names in this book include Mildreth, Tragg, Sindler, and Carlotta.
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Why I Am So Beat •
College boy Mark becomes entangled
with beatnik babe Jane for a wild weekend 'n' more. That's why he's so beat,
whatever that means. Warning! This story contains some "salty language"! |
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