La blonde au cougard, Erle Stanley Gardner
French ediion of a Perry Mason crime novel.
La Loupe
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Readers French crime magazine of La Loupe offered readers horrorific visions of women, often in peril. (via)
She Was a Fast Broadway Blonde
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Iron Man, W.R. Burnett
I bet he’s a boxer and she’s a bad girl who will make his life Hell.
The odd thing about this cover: the male is attractive. Very uncommon.
Love Under Hypnosis
January 3, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Liefde onder hypnose is Dutch for Love Under Hypnosis
Mike Spillane is surely Mickey Spillane.
No telling why the young woman is wearing the (cat or devil) mask.
She Ran an Annex to the Morgue
January 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Mistress of Horror House
The Mistress of Horror House appears to be one of those wicked woman who lived in her most revealing clothing, stroker and siamese cat and seducing foolish men.
Cover artist: unknown
Tu Paieras De Ta Chair
December 31, 2011 By 2 Comments
Tu Paieras De Ta Chair seems to mean something akin to Your Flesh Will Pay.
A brutal noirish novel published in 1952.
Another handsome French duotone cover.
Spelen Op Het Strand
December 31, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Spelen Op Het Strand is Dutch for Girl on a Beach.
Perhaps this young blonde female is met by the hero (or anti-hero) on a beach. Odd cover art given the title.
Murderous Frenchwoman with a Knife
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
De L’or Sur Nos Carcasses, Terry Stewart
I quite like the the duotone cover art on some French crime novels.
A Corpse for Christmas
December 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
A Corpse for Christmas, Henry Kane
The platinum blonde bad girl smoking a cigarette reminds me a bit of Diana Dors.
Operazione Copriletto
December 18, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Operazione Copriletto, Thomas Lee
Google translates the title of this Italian crime novel as Operation Bedspread.
The blonde girl looks like she might be getting ready for bed.
Blonde Iscariot
December 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Blondie Iscariot is an agreeably witty title for a book about a woman who betrayed a man.
Will You Be Naked When You Die?
December 11, 2011 By 1 Comment
Naked When We Die, Thom Martin
Another one of those vintage paperback cover that promises much without saying anything.
Artist: Tom Miller.
She’s Blonde Dynamite
December 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Blonde Dynamite, Al Boca
Showing a bit of lingerie is an atypical touch.
Luger Serenade
December 4, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Luger Serenade, George Maxwell
Artist: Alex Pinon.
She Was Poison Blonde Bait
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Baby, Your Racket’s Busted
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Baby Your Racket’s Busted, Marc Brody
The cover art makes me feel that the book’s title is a pun on the woman’s breasts.
She’s a Brat
November 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
The Brat, Gil Brewer
Evis, an under-aged little monster, uses sex and sexuality to get Lee to rescue her from her family and the swamp. (via)
She’s Satan’s Sister
November 18, 2011 By 2 Comments
Satan’s Sister, Tony Angelo
Artist: Reginald Heade.
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