Category: Read

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  The Disembodied Head of Charles De Gaulle

  One can only imagine Fuller’s mental state when he wrote Brainquake, holed up as he was in Paris and haunted by visions of shrieking, insane chickens. more ›

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  Diments Are Forever

  Shaggy-haired young author Adam Diment created one of the swingingest spies of the 1960s, the counter-culture answer to James Bond. And then he vanished. more ›

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  Mayhem in Miami

  Private dick Rod Striker navigates a chaotic mix of threats and romantic entanglements while trying to get some mooks off a society dame’s back. more ›

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  Kills and Thrills in the Hollywood Hills

  Robert Colby’s “The Star Trap” is a fast-paced hardboiled detective novel featuring Glenn Harley, an actor drawn into blackmail and murder, navigating Hollywood’s seedy underbelly. more ›

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  Beijing to Brazil with Peter Fleming

  Fated to forever be known as “Ian’s older brother,” Peter Fleming was an accomplished writer and adventurer with a self-deprecating sense of humor. Also, maybe he was a spy? more ›

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  Colonel Sun: Bond After Fleming

  Kingsley Amis, inspired by a vacation to Greece, continued Ian Fleming’s legacy with “Colonel Sun,” a James Bond novel blending Fleming’s style with modern political undertones. more ›