I'm reading Bruno Fischer's THE LADY KILLS (1951). The
opening: a man knocks on a door and it's answered by a
gorgeous young woman in a skimpy bikini. I'm sure I read a
Shell Scott book with an opening like this ... though maybe
there she was actually wearing a towel, or maybe she was
naked. Shell was always lucky. Can anyone think of other Gold
Medals with an opening like this?
Here are the blurbs on the back (I mentioned these before but
they're too good not to pass around again):
"A good bet for readers who like plenty of
gore in their detective
fiction." --Morning Telegraph
"... skilled craftsmanship ..." --New York
Times
Bill
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