Mystery
ASSIGNMENT MANCHURIAN DOLL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1963. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT SULU SEA.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1964. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-ANGELINA.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1958]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal 749. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-BUDAPEST.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1957]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal 707. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-CARLOTTA CORTEZ.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Second printing. Gold Medal k1373. Second printing, first published in 1959, GM 834. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-CONG HAI KILL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1966]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal d1695. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-HELENE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Second printing. Gold Medal k1370. Second printing, first published in 1959, GM 863. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-LILI LEMARIS.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Second printing. Gold Medal k1372. Second printing, first published in 1959, GM s911. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-LOWLANDS.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1961]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal s1073. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-MADELEINE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1958 i.e. 1964]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Gold Medal d1661. First published as GM 799. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-MARA TIRANA.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1963]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Gold Medal s1036 First published as GM Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT-SUICIDE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Gold Medal k1539. First published in 1956, GM 621. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT..... THE GIRL IN THE GONDOLA.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1964 i.e. 1966]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Gold Medal d1661. First published as GM k1398. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1. Hubin, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: CONG HAI KILL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: MALTESE MAIDEN.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1972. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal T2635. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: MOON GIRL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1967. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal d1849. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: NUCLEAR NUDE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1968. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal R2000 Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: PEKING.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1969. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal R2145. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: SCHOOL FOR SPIES.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal d1640 Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: STAR STEALERS.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1970. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal T2281. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: THE CAIRO DANCERS.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1965. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal d1583. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT: WHITE RAJAH.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1970. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal R2202. Paperback original. C.I.A. agent Sam Durell. Bill Pronzini writing of the Sam Durell novels "Despite all the violence and melodrama...[the] Durell novels are compulsive reading. Aarons was an accomplished writer, with excellent descriptive abilities...and an expert sense of narrative pacing." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, p. 1.
ASSIGNMENT TIGER DEVIL.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1977. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. A Sam Durell adventure.
RUN WITH THE HARE.
New York, Charles Scribner's Sons, 1941. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-234. orginal blue cloth, front and spine stamped in white, top edge stained red, fore edge uncut. First edition. The first of three using this pseudonym. Hubin, p. 1.
ALIEN SOULS.
London: Hutchinson & Co., Patternoster Row, n.d., [1923]. Octavo, red cloth, stamped in blind and black to front cover, stamped in black to spine. First British edition. Short story collection. Listed in Hubin.