The Cave of the Chinese Skeletons

By Jack Seward

"What was the sinister secret of the desolate mountain cave? What dangerous currents swept this strange assortment of people into a desperate game of death? The American intelligence Agent, determined to accomplish his mission… the beautiful Eurasian secretary, loyal and loving… the fading beauty with a weakness for liquor and men… the Japanese army officer who knew too much for his own good… the ravishing female spy with a catalog of sexual refinements… a malevolent Chinese expert in the art of torture… the mysterious madame of a gaudy Ginza nightclub… and the ruthless gang of Chinese cut-throats who operated with savage and deadly efficiency!"

Malay Woman.

By A. S. Fleischman.

"Monique was dressing for the kill now, wearing the lavender sari and the brass bells on her ankles and the cymbals on her fingers. I could hear them strike faintly as she moved around the empty house. Across the river in the steaming jungle heat, Kay waited, and I knew I could never bear to see her again. Because any minute now Monique would come in and make her outrageous demands. If I refused all she had to do was lift phone and the police would take me away and try me and hang me for murder…"

Assignment - Burma Girl.

By Edward S. Aarons.

"The Third Man. The First Man had been given up for dead long ago and in another country. Now, twenty years later, there came a single bright shred of evidence that he was still alive. They sent the Second Man to find him. He got himself taken by guerillas, who stuffed him into a bamboo cage and hung him from a tree to see if he’d sing or croak. That’s when the Third Man came into the picture. His name was Sam Durell and he was a tougher cookie than the other two. An ex-whore with 300 million dollars’ worth of influence sent him up the Irrawaddy and into the boondocks to bring them back – whole or in pieces."

Moment of Danger.

By Donald Mackenzie.

"He’d been thinking about it for a long time, biding his time, waiting for the right moment. Bain had proved a good partner-in-crime. Their association had proved a fruitful one. But now Bain’s usefulness was a thing of the past. The take this time, even with the usual markdown for ‘hot jewelry,’ had been their biggest to date. It was enough to retire in style – for one. So he was kissing the old life good-by. His sucker partner. His cold, superior wife. Let them console each other, for all he cared. As for him, he had a hot little blonde for consolation. And the beautiful one-way split."

The Saint Around the World.

By Leslie Charteris

"Six adventures in international mayhem". "The Saint strikes again in his newest collection of swashbuckling mystery adventures. And as always he is surrounded by a bevy of luscious lovelies irresistibly drawn to the dashing Robin Hood of Crime. Meet the curvaceous nudist who kept Simon out of stitches, the mayhemous planter’s wife and the female member of the Royal Canadian Mounties, as you accompany the Saint on a breath-taking crook’s tour of the world."

The Girl in the Telltale Bikini.

By Patrick Morgan.

“When word came to agent Bill Cartwright that he was suspected of treason, he really blew his cool. How could he be responsible for the theft of secret Navy documents in Australia when he was lolling on the beach in Laguna? Within hours he had winged his way across the ocean to nail the impostor – only to find himself on the run from… a bikini-clad beach bunny who wanted him in her bed… a freaked-out guru who wanted in his drug cult… and a deadly double who wanted him DEAD!”

Operation Tokyo.

By Ted Middleton.

"Suspense, sudden death, and a fortune in gems - somewhere in occupied Japan". "One American had died in a plane crash – or had he been killed? The second American had committed suicide – or had he? The third pursued the mystery from the den of The Golden Slave to the Temple of the Sleeping Fox – from the arms of a tempting girl to a sinister underground headquarters… Was a fortune or death waiting for him?"

The Sulu Sea Murders.

By F. Van Wyck Mason.

"An adventure mystery about a top-secret microfilm, a fortune in pearls and a killer who would do anything to get both". "Colonel Hugh North, United States Army, G-2, Criminal Investigation Division, was on his way to the Sulu Sea to find a half-caste Malay named George Lee, onetime espionage agent for Japan. But somebody else got there first – and murdered Lee. The somebody was a baby-faced American soldier who, after shooting Lee with a lady’s pistol, disappeared. In pursuit of the killer Colonel North headed for Fort Winfield, an American guided-missile base twenty miles away on the island of Sanga Sanga. In this steamy hellhole, Colonel North found a company of soldiers seething with hatred for their brutal C.O., a group of jealous Army wives starved for excitement – and MORE MURDER!"

The Last Run South.

By Robin Hiscock.

"Suspense, intrigue and violence on the high seas".

"One last chance… Jim Collins deeply loved the sea – and when, after two bitter years ashore, he got the chance to sail again, he was determined to keep his job, to stay out of trouble. But trouble turned up the moment he signed on a tramp steamer bound for a revolution-torn South American port…TROUBLE – in the hatred of the Ship’s Mate, a secret-drinking paranoiac with a taste for larceny… in the dangerous eyes of a beautiful girl he meets in a port-side brothel… in the innocence of a young cabin boy. A thrilling tale of high adventure at sea – a tale which explodes in a maelstrom of intrigue, sudden death, and violence…"

The Diamond Boomerang.

By Lester S. Taube.

"A novel of violence and robust action by lester S. Taube".

"Dan Baldwin knew how it felt to wake up in the gutter – coming to in the desert was much more frightening. ‘I open my eyes, focus them, then let out the god-damnedest, loudest, most terrified nerve-grinding croak in my life! Standing on my outstretched arm, talons dug deep into my skin, is the ugliest, most repulsive, horrifying monster of a vulture I have ever seen! Its beak is sunk into my biceps, and it is shaking its head viciously, attempting to rip off the flesh!’ Dan Baldwin’s life was a mess and it looked as if his death would be one too."

The Passionate

By Carter Brown

"Rival for a corpse. The sizzling brunette collected shrunken heads but she offered Al Wheeler five thousand dollars to bring her the live heart of her ex-husband. The torrid redhead collected men and she offered Al Wheeler…her pretty self. The girls were twin sisters. Each – in her own seductive way – was trying to take the tenacious cop’s mind off their matched set of corpses. But Al wasn’t buying their brand of pleasure – not while he still suspected that their trademark was murder."

Gotta love the shrunken head on the cover.

The Wayward Wahine.

By Carter Brown.

“She was one hundred percent impure Hawaiian- from her long and lustrous black hair to her small and delicate feet, which moved, as her whole body moved, in a passionate, pagan rhythm. With a sensuous gesture, she stepped out of her grass skirt and into Danny Boyd’s love life. On the sunny shores of beautiful Hawaii, private eye Danny Boyd goes hunting for a wealthy tycoon’s missing wife. The trail starts out cold with a dead blonde, warms up with some buried treasure, and sizzles when Danny comes into close contact with a wahine who is wayward, wanton, and oh so willing to pitch woo Hawaiian style – with curves and kisses… and no holds barred."

The Passionate Pagan.

By Carter Brown.

"Debonair private eye Danny Boyd will take on any case when he can see a big enough profit in it. He surprises even himself when he resists a beautiful client’s tempting offer… but Boyd finds he hasn’t seen the last of THE PASSIONATE PAGAN."

The Passionate Pagan

By Carter Brown

"Laka Tong looked like a love goddess from a pagan sex cult - jet-haired, silk-sheathed, with a man trap body... and murder in her sapphire eyes! The exotic Eurasian had come all the way from Hawaii to bargain with New York private eye Danny Boyd. her offer was cash on the line for somebody's corpse. Danny Boyd was a tough pro, and a very smart operator. He should have known what he was asking for when he said no to the deal... but yes to the dame!"

The Wayward Wahine

By Carter Brown

“She was one hundred percent impure Hawaiian- from her long and lustrous black hair to her small and delicate feet, which moved, as her whole body moved, in a passionate, pagan rhythm. With a sensuous gesture, she stepped out of her grass skirt and into Danny Boyd’s love life. On the sunny shores of beautiful Hawaii, private eye Danny Boyd goes hunting for a wealthy tycoon’s missing wife. The trail starts out cold with a dead blonde, warms up with some buried treasure, and sizzles when Danny comes into close contact with a wahine who is wayward, wanton… and so willing to be dangerous.”

pulp fiction 4 - spyfi

Khan Tiki Mon’s collection of vintage paperbacks with a Tiki, island, South Seas, tropical, or nautical theme.

SpyFi - spys, mystery, murder, and mayhem.

Secret: Hong Kong

By Franklin M. Davis, Jr.

"The Hot Spot. Hong Kong – a bustling, crowded, colorful city only yards away from the menacing mass of Red China – center of intrigue, espionage, and desperate action… and a place where a man who isn’t too choosy can get rich – or dead – fast. Quinn Leland wasn’t choosy. Embittered by his dismissal from government service, he was ready for anything – and jumped at the job of ‘kidnapping’ a famous atomic scientist from the Red Chinese, for a good fee. But when a beautiful, vicious girl of the Hong Kong streets, and a giant hatchet man from the tongs dealt themselves in, Leland knew the job had turned deadly – and that it was too late to back out!"

Tokyo Doll

By John McPartland

"…I found my love, a tall golden girl, in the cruel, teeming, thousand-angled city that was Tokyo, post-havoc, mid-occupation, death-hungry for Mate Buchanan. I am Buchanan. Mate Buchanan, that is, ex-G.I., court-martial and all, sent to this smiling, bowing, treacherous town on a mission, literally, of life - or holocaust for the world at large. The golden girl is Sandra Tann, the one they call the Witch of Tokyo. She of the velvet voice, the unsavory Nippon friends, and an incurable desire to meddle in my affairs. I saw her first on the broad street between Hibaya Park and the Imperial Hotel. There were three men trying to burn her to death."

Assignment: Sumatra

By Edward S. Aarons

"Sam Durell had been with K section for more years than he cared to remember. As chief field agent he knew the world’s cities and jungles better than any man alive. And the fact that he was still alive was proof of his toughness. But this assignment was pretty damn frightening- even for Sam. Because his fellow agent was a woman who had a passion for killing. Lydia was good with a knife, fantastic with a gun, and absolutely lethal with her hands. It didn’t matter about the weapon. It was the killing that turned her on. Sam was not happy that he had to trust her. And Sam wasn’t wrong about most things…"

Womanhunt

By Mark Derby

"From his first thriller to his latest, Mark Derby has managed to sustain a high pitch of suspense, a sort of prolonged Hitchcock atmosphere. Once again it is here, in WOMANHUNT, in which he has some new angles against his familiar background of the Malayan jungles: two secret agents, the man sent out to investigate suspicion that the woman is acting for both sides, a woman he loved and was to grow to love more. Playing in counterpart to this assignment is the tiger hunt, which was to be Dix’s cover, but which turned out to be a terrifying and haunting experience in itself. Exciting reading, this is a fast-moving story in an exotic setting."

Two Tickets for Tangier.

By Van Wyck Mason.

“She could love anyone deeply – provided he was a man… and he had the price! Waiting for her in a Tangier hotel room was Colonel Hugh North. As Marya opened the door of his suite, he swung into action. ‘My dear Miss Bessemer,’ he said with a charming half-smile, ‘a toast, perhaps, before we make a deal that can kill both of us?’ Marya flashed him a brilliant smile, knowing he represented a nation willing to spend millions to learn her secret. ‘You and I should get along,’ she said coolly, ‘I’m the kind of girl who’s perfectly willing to find pleasure in the most dangerous business.’ “

The Turncoat.

By Hal G. Evarts.

"He had sold out once - to the wrong side, and for the wrong price. Now he couldn't be bought". "Dragonfly. A court-martial and second-class citizenship were the scars David Grant bore from the Korean slaughter. He’d been a turncoat, and he’d thought they’d never let him forget it. That was before Dragonfly. Dragonfly – the government assignment that would take him to the heart of Tibet to steal a reluctant holy man from the strangling grip of the Chinese Reds. Dragonfly – the gamble that would buy back his honor – and maybe a coffin in the bargain."

The China Sea Murders.

By F. Van Wyck Mason.

"Colonel Hugh North examined the corpse. The man lay face down – dead – in the ship’s cabin. Quickly North slipped his hand into the corpse’s pocket and pulled out a half dollar. With a deft twist, he unscrewed the coin into two parts. Enclosed in this tiny hiding place was a minute slip of paper. With mounting excitement North read the message. He had guessed right. The victim was a fellow member of American Intelligence who had been chasing a weapon more deadly than the atom bomb! A secret the Chinese commies would risk any price to get! Now Colonel North held the key to that vital secret. But unknown to him he was already fingered as the next man for death!"

Assignment: White Rajah

By Edward S. Aarons

"Sam could hear the planes overhead. U.S. Navy planes. They had no business here. They were violating neutral territory. Somebody in Southeast Asia was hijacking American fighter planes. Not one at a time. In bunches. If Sam could get to a certain mountaintop he might find the answer. But between Sam and the mountain was a countryside aflame with bloody riots, some very sadistic secret police, a network of freelance assassins, and an unknown and very dangerous traitor. Durell’s only hope lay with Pala Mir, a very lethal young lovely- granddaughter of the mysterious White Rajah who lived on the mountaintop. The mountain wouldn’t come to Sam. But maybe the girl would…"

Captive in the Night

By Donald Stokes

"Passion and intrigue in the exotic Casbah. The place: Algiers. The people: Two passionate French women. Mari – ruthless and worldly, baldly scheming to win back the reckless lover who thought she had betrayed him. Celeste – innocent and daring, desperately in love with a young Arab revolutionist. Seething with the color, excitement and terror of the dreaded Casbah, this is a violent novel of a dangerous, sensual world."