Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Just Looking: Say Yes to Murder by W.T. Ballard (1943)


Say Yes to Murder, published in hardcover in 1942 (and later in this pulpy digest edition) was Ballard's first novel featuring Hollywood troubleshooter Bill Lennox. Lennox was a popular Black Mask character, debuting there in 1933.

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5 comments:

  1. Deka BlackDecember 28, 2010 at 1:52 AM

    Digest sized editions are a format i really like. For small anthologies is perfect!

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  2. David CranmerDecember 28, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    A complete $2.00 novel!

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  3. Charles GramlichDecember 28, 2010 at 8:33 AM

    The title makes me think of "lights, camera...murderrrrrr."

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  4. Evan LewisDecember 28, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    Two-buck hardcovers and two-bit paperbacks. The good old days.

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