Re: RARA-AVIS: Re: Womack, Mask Noir, Prather

dspurlock@humana.com
Wed, 13 May 1998 13:52:45 -0400 <<SERPENT'S TAIL
Speaking of Serpent's Tail, I bought a copy of Charlotte Carter's RHODE
ISLAND RED. The books are the sixe and format of a Hardy Boys hc, with
no dust jacket but seem to be adequetly bound. Only problem I had was I
didn't like this particular book very much, didn't manage to get past 40
pages, which is where I stop if I'm still forcing myself to read.>>

Something about Mask Noir books, in regards to an earlier posting about
cover art: Serpent's Tail Mask Noir books have a distinctive look -- red
and black spine, consistent font for titles, etc. -- that makes 'em stand
out on the book shelves. In fact, I usually do a quick scan of bookstore
shelves just for those Mask Noir spines. But their cover art usually leaves
something to be desired, for me. I admit that it's quite different from the
type of art you normally see on U.K. book covers, so I'm sure they stand
out in British bookstores. But I don't think the cover art is helping to
sell the books here in the States.
-- Duane

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