RARA-AVIS: Query on two authors

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• From: "M. Taboada" <taboada@math.odu.edu>
• Date: Sun, 9 Feb 1997 14:09:43 -0500 (EST)
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A few weeks ago I stopped at an estate sale here in Norfolk, and
ended up buying a big box of books for ten dollars. Almost all of
them are mysteries, including many original paperbacks by people like
John D.MacDonald and other writers working in the fifties and early
sixties. I also found several hardcovers, among which are the following:

*Decoy, by Cleve Adams, Books Inc. 1944 (apparently a reprint of a
1941 Dutton book). It features a detective called Rex McBride and, on
first browsing, seems to be competently if not brilliantly written.

*The man who paid his way, by Walt Shelton, Lippincott, 1955. A very
casual browse indicates that this is a "spicy" novel, meaning that
there is plenty of sexual innuendo.

This is the first time I have encountered these authors, and I have never
seen a reference to the. Are these pseudonyms or real names? Does anyone in 
this list have relevant information?

Thanks, and best regards to all,

Mario Taboada
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