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Mike Shayne #48
A Redhead for Mike Shayne
Near perfect spine. Bright clean cover has a small repair, rubbing and shelf wear. Text is perfect. Same day shipping from AZ.
- GenresMystery
Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1964
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Brett Halliday
508 books62 followersAKA David Dresser
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names
Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Brett Halliday (July 31, 1904 - February 4, 1977), primary pen name of Davis Dresser, was an American mystery writer, best known for the long-lived series of Mike Shayne novels he wrote, and later commissioned others to write. Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names
Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne.
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June 17, 2017
Guns, Patriots, & Murder
A Redhead for Michael Shayne is one of the many Shayne novels written after Dresser stopped writing them and Brett Halliday went from being his pseudonym to being a house name. It's not clear who wrote this one but in plot, tone, and style it is unlike other books in the series and some of the characters sound off. I actually think that it was originally a pulp spy novel reworked to be a Mike Shayne book. It's a Cold War gun-running spy novel but not necessarily successful as a Mike Shayne novel.
A Redhead for Michael Shayne is one of the many Shayne novels written after Dresser stopped writing them and Brett Halliday went from being his pseudonym to being a house name. It's not clear who wrote this one but in plot, tone, and style it is unlike other books in the series and some of the characters sound off. I actually think that it was originally a pulp spy novel reworked to be a Mike Shayne book. It's a Cold War gun-running spy novel but not necessarily successful as a Mike Shayne novel.
November 19, 2009
I decided to read a random Mike Shayne novel--rumor has it that this is the 48th in the series--and I was rewarded with a steaming bowl of hard-boiled crap stew. Lesson learned!
July 3, 2021
1.5 stars.
Starts off very well (as usual for these books), middle continues just fine, ending was some horrible didn't-care slap-dash thrown together junk.
Starts off very well (as usual for these books), middle continues just fine, ending was some horrible didn't-care slap-dash thrown together junk.
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