Pulp Fiction
Some stats: There are nine cartons here of zingy lurid racy tough gritty and absolutely not pc pulp fiction paperbacks. Of the pocket sized kind, there are 139 books, including 8 Ace Double Novels. The word "dame" occurs, I'm estimating, about 1,500 times.
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| Other common words include sucker, killer, murder, heck, aw, gun, piece, curves, and dark. |
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| The eight double novels. |
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| My favorite cover may be I Want Out, with its double frame. |
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| The other side of the same books, flipped over and turned upside down. That's how they work. Apparently it's called "tete-beche." The Big Fix takes the cake for me. |
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| The spines. |
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| The edges. Not too shabby. |
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| She's naked, wet, her hair is dry and styled, and she's about to hit this guy over the head with the butt of a gun. Noir has its own logic. Best not to mess with it. |
