Brett Halliday

	Fourth Down to Death - Brett Halliday 1970 USA paperback stated 1st printing, published by Dell in New York A VG+ book with clean covers No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding and square spine Synopsis Chan was a lady built for any number of games Mike Shayne could think of but pro football wasn't one of them. Yet she was right up to her pretty neck in a tangle involving a swinging quarterback a slugging linesman, a million-dollars and a pile-up of corpses A nicer than normal copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Kill all the Yong girls - Brett Halliday 1973 USA softcover stated 1st edition, published by Dell in New York A VG+ book with clean wrappers No stamps or owner names etc. A solid binding Synopsis - what this story is about When Mike Shayne busted into Oscar Olson's private suite in the Pussycat Club, the big detective saw at once that all the stories about the millionaire publisher were true. Olson was lying naked face down on his rubbing table. Ministering to his various wants was a trio of teen-aged lovelies wearing no more than they would in one of his celebrated centerfolds. A tidy reading copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	I Come to Kill You - Brett Halliday 1971 American paperback stated 1st printing, published by Dell in New York A VG+ book with clean covers No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding and square spine Synopsis Mike Shayne looked at the two girls sitting uneasily side by side on the couch. Sarah, with her blonde hair falling to her shoulders. Mercedes, with her black hair gleaming in the hotel-room light A rather nice copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Violence is Golden - Brett Halliday 1968 USA softcover stated 1st edition, released by Dell in New York A VG indeed book with clean covers No names etc Synopsis - what this story is about As soon as the bellboy left, the blonde locked the hotel room door, and turned to Mike Shayne. Her brown eyes were serious. "It's agreed then. We're partners." "It's going to be a tough assignment." The girl's full lips tightened. "Twenty-four hours Smiling, Shayne let his eyes move slowly over the blonde's long, lithe body. A solid reading copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	The Corpse that Never Was - Brett Halliday 1964 American paperback stated 1st printing, published by Dell in New York A VG book with clean covers, light paper tan No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding and square spine Synopsis It had been quite a party. The woman's negligee was hanging in the bedroom closet. The man was wearing yellow silk pajamas. Broken champagne glasses and half empty bottles were strewn around the apartment. Shayne could drink with the best of them. But these cocktails were too stiff for his blood. So were the host and hostess. A solid copy of an early title For Sale at £5 (approx $8) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Mermaid on the Rocks - Brett Halliday 1967 USA softcover stated 1st edition, released by Dell in New York A VG indeed book with tisy wrappers, light creasing No names etc Synopsis - what this story is about Underwater she looked like a beautiful blonde mermaid, felt even better, but when Mike realized she was leading him back to the surface he let her go. He had come out to the reef to dive. Angrily, the girl clenched her fists. Then she wiggled and shrugged off the top of her bikini. A decent readers copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Heads You Lose - Brett Halliday 1964 American paperback later edition, published by Mayflower in New York A good indeed book with clean covers, number and rub to cover No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding and square spine Synopsis "What happened to Mike Shayne's wife, Phyllls?" This, Mike Shayne's 8th recorded case, fills the gap between his Phyllis-period and his Lucy-period. The action took place immediately after Phyllis's death in childbirth, while Mike was in a brooding and bitter mood and on the point of quitting his profession forever. A solid copy of an early title For Sale at £SOLD - SORRY, CURRENTLY OUT OF STOCK (approx $SOLD) - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder Spins the Wheel - Brett Halliday 1966 USA softcover stated 1st Dell edition, released by Dell in New York A solid book, slight lean, minor edge wear Bookstore stamp to inside cover Synopsis - what this story is about Mike pulled the nude girl's arms from around his neck, trying not to hurt her. "But Mr. Shayne," she pouted, "you don't want me to turn into a dried-up old maid, do you?" "That's the last thing I want," Shayne said. "But first things first. I just got here. Put on a few clothes and we'll start over...." Miami's toughest private eye has a hard time keeping business before pleasure A decent readers copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Murder and the Wanton Bride - Brett Halliday 1965 American paperback later edition, published by Dell in New York A very good indeed book with clean covers, No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding and square spine Synopsis She was long-legged, full-breasted and slim-waisted. She was too much woman to sit around day after day, drinking gin and bored to hlll-and-gone, cooped up in a small town, married to a small-time banker. So maybe she decided to do something about it. A nice tight book For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Armed and Dangerous - Brett Halliday 1966 USA softcover stated 1st edition, released by Dell in New York A solid book, slight lean, minor edge wear No names etc Synopsis - what this story is about Michele was a French dish who made a habit of delighting the lustiest gourmets and satisfying her own expensive hungers at the same time. She demanded the best of everything, in this case, over a million dollars' worth. Mike Shayne could see why she wanted it, A decent readers copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Nice Fillies Finish Last - Brett Halliday 1966 American paperback stated 1st edition, published by Dell in New York A very good indeed book with clean covers, No stamps or owner names etc. Tight binding Synopsis When a hot tip on a horse led to a cold marble slab, Mike Shayne decided to take part of the action. And from the looks of the well-stacked fillies in the race, he was going to wind up with much more than his share. A nice tight book For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart
	Shoot the Works - Brett Halliday 1965 USA softcover stated Dell 1st edition, released by Dell in New York A solid book, slight lean, minor edge wear No names etc Synopsis - what this story is about Lola wasn't actually beautiful. What she had was far more potent than mere beauty—an aura of pure unadulterated sex, so distinct it took your breath away. Mike could easily understand how a faithful husband for twenty years and a man of irreproachable character could go off the deep end over someone like Lola. Just looking at Lola's dead body, Mike could understand . . . A nice readers copy For Sale at £4.50 (approx $7) *df2 - free delivery worldwide !	Buy Secure - Enquire or Add to Cart

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About the Author Brett Halliday, born 1904 and died 1977, was a pseudonym used by Davis Dresser. His main series charactyer was Mike Shayne. Davis Dresser wrote non-series mysteries, westerns and romances under the names Asa Baker, Matthew Blood, Kathryn Culver, Don Davis, Hal Debrett, Anthony Scott, Peter Field, and Anderson Wayne

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