I wrote:
<<
> My favorite Avallone title (and the competition is
stiff for that
honor) is
> THE CUNNING LINGUIST
Rene commented:
I'm assuming that this one is in the sleaze or porn
genre. Otherwise, if
it's one of his private dick novels, it automatically
gets my vote for
best/worst hb novel title. Just the fact that a
"straight" p.i. novel
had been printed with that title would make it a stand
out.
. >>
Yes, it was one of Avallone's sleaze novels, #20 in the
Coxeman series published by Paperback Library in 1970, which
by the time of my second printing in 1972 had been absorbed
by Warner and was "Warner Paperback Library." All were
published under the name Troy Conway and featured
"adventurer" Rod Damon, also known as "Capitalism's favorite
tool."
Many featured espionage themes. Other titles in the series
include: THE WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU MA'AM AFFAIR and THE
BILLION DOLLAR SNATCH. Two played on then well-known
cigarette commercial themes: I'D RATHER FIGHT THAN SWISH and
JUST A SILLY MILLIMETER LONGER. Finally (and this is
exhausting work), there was one untypically titled TURN THE
OTHER SHEIK.
His mainstream (?) PI novels featuring Ed Noon include
several with fun titles including the very first THE SPITTING
IMAGE (1953). Another Noon title was THE ALARMING
CLOCK.
As I said in my last message, it's hard to pick a
favorite.
Richard Moore
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