Ace crime reporter Hank Janson meets the girl of his dreams, Sally Taylor, only to have her taken from him by a cruel twist of fate when she suddenly dies of a heart attack. Or does she? Hank finds himself with a mystery to solve, as he becomes embroiled in an elaborate plot of blackmail and murder that threatens to be the death of him Lilies for My Lovely was the sixth Hank Janson novel to be published, and made its debut in May 1949. This Telos reissue retains the striking original artwork cover, by peerless illustrator Reginald Heade.

Blonde on the Spot, the seventh Hank Janson novel, picks up directly where Lilies for My Lovely, the sixth, left off. But all is not well in Hank's relationship with Sally Taylor, and when he winds up in a replica Wild West ghost town, where gambling, drugs and prostitution are rife, things go from bad to worse. Then there's the nearby Indian reservation, with its disgruntled and exploited native American population ... This incident-packed novel, first published in June 1949, is reissued by Telos complete with its original Reginald Heade cover.

Hard-as-nails gangster 'Big Nick' Fenner and his associate Joey have known each other since childhood, when Fenner stood by as Joey was injured by a gunshot that left him mentally impaired. Their lives since then have been closely intertwined - but will they also end up following each other to the grave? This grim, violent entry from the third series of classic Hank Janson novels comes complete with its stunning original Reginald Heade artwork cover, which was censored on the book's first publication in November 1951.

Only recently out of the Army and back in the USA after fighting the Japanese in the Far East, Hank Janson is in no mood to just sit back and take it when his old friend Lola gets caught in the crossfire of a bar-room shooting. He sets out to avenge her death, finding himself up against a vicious gangster - and three even more dangerous women ... With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled crime tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperbacks were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies to readers craving escapism from post-war austerity. Prosecutions under...

When a successful but brutish playwright is stabbed to death in the aftermath of a wild party, there is no shortage of suspects - but which is the killer? In his latest assignment, Chicago Chronicle crime reporter Hank Janson finds himself participating in a striptease party game, being roughed up by the police investigators and dodging the attentions of a determined nymphomaniac, while he desperately tries to separate the clues from the red herrings. With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled crime tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperbacks were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s...

Classic pulp crime thrillers from the 1940s and 1950s. In their time, the Hank Janson novels, with their sleazy covers and no-holds-barred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment This anthology of ultra-rarities reprints the first three Hank Janson novellas - When Dames Get Tough, Scarred Faces and Kitty Takes The Rap - which initially appeared in 1946 over two volumes (with the latter two collected together under the Scarred Faces title). Literally only a handful of copies of the original editions now survive. Also included in this...

Classic pulp crime thrillers from the 1940s and 1950s. In their time, the Hank Janson novels, with their sleazy covers and no-holds-barred tales, were a guilty pleasure for millions of readers, but incurred the wrath of the establishment An intriguing tale of murder, revenge and romance, Women Hate Till Death is a near-perfect mix of all the ingredients that make the Hank Janson novels so engrossing. This Telos edition features a previously unpublished cover painting by legendary illustrator Reginald Heade.

Out-of-work writer Amber Blake thinks his luck is in when he lands a live-in job at the home of a wealthy widow, whose attractive young niece Carol has been starved of male company. But soon events take a murderous turn, and Blake finds his life becoming a waking nightmare ... With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperbacks were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s - and Baby, Don't Dare Squeal was one of the most controversial. It is reissued by Telos Publishing complete with its original cover by celebrated artist Reginald Heade.

A seemingly innocuous visit to a fashion show leads Chicago Chronicle's ace reporter Hank Janson into a web of murder and intrigue with dark secrets from the past. Uncovering a disturbing scenario of sexual obsession and violence, he starts to realise that this is one assignment to which there can be no easy answers, and no happy ending ... With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled crime tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperback novels were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies to readers craving escapism from post-war austerity. Prosecutions under...

Murder, blackmail, a femme fatale and switched identities ... just everyday problems for Hank Janson. With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled crime tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperback novels were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies to readers craving escapism from post-war austerity. Prosecutions under Britain's then-harsh obscenity laws dealt them a severe blow, however, and today they are highly sought-after by collectors. This Telos edition of Skirts Bring Me Sorrow reinstates the previously-unpublished original cover artwork by...