Hard Boiled Detective Paperbacks: Slightly Used, Sometimes Rare

A Taste For Blood: A Rocky Steele Thriller by John B. West

Someone in this stinking racket made a solid gold sucker out of me. When I get through with that someone, he or she won't be worth a lead nickel.

In this fast bout with mayhem and murder, Rocky Steele closes for a clinch with the raven-haired mistress of a crusading ... read more

A Taste for Violence: Micahel Shayne in Kentucky! by Brett Halliday

Mike Shayne, the man with a tase for violence, tackles corruption, greed, brutality, and murder in an action-packed 24 hours in the Kentucky mining town of Centerville.

Cobra Venom: A Rocky Steele Thriller by John B. West

Invitation to a Funeral

She stood in the open doorway clad in one of those gossamer things -- light and airy and as transparent as a cellophane cigarette wrapper.

Her hair was a shimmering platinum, her eyes two velvet pools of open invitation.

Ro ... read more

Lady, By Bad. A Mike Shayne Mystery by Brett Halliday

A Hard Night's Work

The party was going full blast when Mike Shayne arrived. The guests were provided with all the necessities -- booze, pot and girls. The trouble was, Mike hadn't been invited, and this was one blast where gatecrashers turned into corpses as fast as ... read more