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October 1942 issue

cover art by Modest Stein

“The Santa Claus Murders” by Fredric Brown, later expanded to Murder Can Be Fun (1948 Dutton hardcover)

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1943 Avon reissue

cover art by Gaspano and Ricco

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pseudonym of Madeleine McCoy

1943 Messner hardcover

1945 Black Cat digest abridged reissue

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October 10, 1921 issue

cover art by William Hurd Lawrence

Main and Broad Streets in Pawtucket were hub for entertainment during the period these matchbooks were printed, which Mr. Anderson estimates as the 1950s. He describes this area as “idle” prior to the repeal of Prohibition, when there was a sudden opening of numerous night clubs and taverns. Mr. Anderson mentions that, oddly, there is no trace of the Cabbage Patch as a licensed establishment in any of the pertinent records.

The Atomic Bomb Grille wonderfully combined the fear inherent in its name with its offering of “community singing” and a somewhat suggestive cover. In contrast, the Empire Café modestly suggestsed “Enjoy television.”

Amiri Baraka and Maya Angelou, James Baldwin and Lorraine Hansberry, and Toni Morrison all getting down!!

Just look at these gorgeous, finished UK hardbacks of False Hearts! Out June 16th (June 14th in the US). I haven’t been able to see them in person yet, but both these and the US (also beautiful editions) are on their way to my greedy little hands!

Going to leave the pre-order links here, just in case you fancy picking it up. They are really beautiful editions, with foil printing, spot varnish, a red belly band, and sprayed edges. Feeling so lucky! Crossing my fingers that it finds its way to readers and that people enjoy it. 

Cover copy:

One night Tila stumbles home, terrified and covered in blood.

She’s arrested for murder, the first by a civilian in decades. The San Francisco police suspect involvement with Verve, a powerful drug, and offer her twin sister Taema a chilling deal. Taema must assume Tila’s identity and gather information – then if she brings down the drug syndicate, the police may let her sister live. But Taema’s investigation raises ghosts from the twins’ past.

The sisters were raised by a cult, which banned modern medicine. But as conjoined twins, they needed surgery to divide their shared heart – and escaped. Taema now finds Tila discovered links between the cult and the city’s underground. Once unable to keep secrets, the sisters will discover the true cost of lies.

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