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Mike Shayne #38
Mike Shayne's Torrid Twelve
Paperback anthology of stories that originally appeared in MSMM, including one Mike Shayne tale, "Death Dives Deep", written by Robert Arthur, as well as stories by Hal Ellson, Talmage Powell, Frank Kane, Robert Bloch, Richard Deming, Henry Slesar, and Jonathan Craig, among others.
256 pages, Paperback
Published December 1, 1961
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About the author
Leo Margulies
81 books9 followersLeo Margulies was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, but was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut. After briefly attending Columbia University, Margulies began working for Munsey's Magazine, selling subsidiary rights to its stories. He later spent five years as head of East Coast research for Fox Films, a predecessor company of 20th Century Fox, and afterward became editorial chief of publisher Ned Pines' Standard Magazines. At one time in the 1930s, he reputedly edited 46 magazines, including the pulp magazines Startling Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories.
During World War II, Margulies served as a war correspondent. He was on board the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered.
After the war, Margulies helped launch Pines' Popular Library line of paperback books. He was co-editor of the anthology My Best Science Fiction Story in 1949, and went on to compile several several science fiction and fantasy paperback anthologies. He was editor of Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine at the time of his death.
In December 1975 he was attending a meeting in London of the Mystery Writers of America when he suffered a stroke. He died December 26 in Los Angeles, California.
Margulies was married to the former Cylvia Kleinman at the time of his death.
[From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Marg...]
During World War II, Margulies served as a war correspondent. He was on board the USS Missouri when the Japanese surrendered.
After the war, Margulies helped launch Pines' Popular Library line of paperback books. He was co-editor of the anthology My Best Science Fiction Story in 1949, and went on to compile several several science fiction and fantasy paperback anthologies. He was editor of Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine at the time of his death.
In December 1975 he was attending a meeting in London of the Mystery Writers of America when he suffered a stroke. He died December 26 in Los Angeles, California.
Margulies was married to the former Cylvia Kleinman at the time of his death.
[From Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Marg...]
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February 10, 2017Featuring a beautiful cover by artist Robert McGinnis.
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Table of Contents:
006 - Forward by Brett Halliday
007 - "Death Dives Deep" by Brett Halliday
062 - "The Toy-Head Man" by Franklin Gregory
080 - "The Fifth One" by D. E. Forbes
091 - "The Rites Of Death" by Hal Ellison
108 - "The Patsy" by Frank Kane
124 - "Waters Edge" by Robert Bloch
145 - "Moonflower" by Hope Field
157 - "A Hood Is Born" by Richard Deming
191 - "The Right Kind Of A House" by Henry Slesar
200 - "Three Wives Too Many" -Kenneth Fearing
225 - "Sunday's Slaughter" by Jonathan Craig
242 - "The Musical Doll" by Helen Kasson
More Mike Shayne covers here: https://pulpcovers.com/tag/mikeshayne/
Table of Contents:
006 - Forward by Brett Halliday
007 - "Death Dives Deep" by Brett Halliday
062 - "The Toy-Head Man" by Franklin Gregory
080 - "The Fifth One" by D. E. Forbes
091 - "The Rites Of Death" by Hal Ellison
108 - "The Patsy" by Frank Kane
124 - "Waters Edge" by Robert Bloch
145 - "Moonflower" by Hope Field
157 - "A Hood Is Born" by Richard Deming
191 - "The Right Kind Of A House" by Henry Slesar
200 - "Three Wives Too Many" -Kenneth Fearing
225 - "Sunday's Slaughter" by Jonathan Craig
242 - "The Musical Doll" by Helen Kasson
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