The Shadow Returns (1946) 🌑🕵️‍♂️

Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men? The Shadow Returns (1946) brings the legendary vigilante detective back for a thrilling noir adventure. Packed with mystery, suspense, and classic crime storytelling, it’s a must-watch for fans of pulp heroes.

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The Black Key is an obscure 1946 psychiatric murder mystery. A psychiatrist has a patient who thinks she's committed a murder. It's totally off-the-wall with crazy and ludicrously contrived dream clues. It doesn’t make sense but it's enjoyable.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/10/m-scott-michels-black-key.html

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Robert Moore Williams' Somebody Wants You Dead is a very obscure pulp PI thriller. A PI is hired to find a girl. He has his problems - an escaped convict and a dead girl, and a key to something. Moderately entertaining with a high body count.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/09/robert-moore-williams-somebody-wants.html

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In Edgar Wallace's The Door with Seven Locks a retired cop has to deal with a burglar hired to pick the lock on a tomb, a stolen library book and keeping tabs on an errant lord. Hints of gothic creepiness. Hugely entertaining.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/09/edgar-wallaces-door-with-seven-locks.html

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The Saint and Mr Teal AKA Once More The Saint is a 1933 collection of three Saint novellas by Leslie Charteris. With some lovely twisty devious sting-in-the-tail endings. This is the second version of Simon Templar, without his gang but with Patricia. Stylish fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/the-saint-and-mr-teal-once-more-saint.html

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Honey West, the original tough cookie action heroine. Dig a Dead Doll, from 1960, was the seventh Honey West novel. This time there's murder in the bullring in Mexico. As usual Honey loses her clothes. Hardboiled, violent, sleazy, stylish, fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/08/gg-ficklings-dig-dead-doll.html

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Ed McBain's Cut Me In was published in 1954. A guy wakes up next to a blonde. He has no idea who she is. Then he finds his partner Del Gilbert lying dead on his office floor. The safe is open. A good solid mystery with some tasteful sexiness.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2021/06/ed-mcbains-cut-me-in-aka-proposition.html

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I love occult detective stories. Aleister Crowley’s Simon Iff stories belong to this genre but with a distinctive flavour all their own. Nothing supernatural or paranormal here but Iff uses Crowley's philosophy to solve crimes. Offbeat but fun.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2013/05/aleister-crowleys-simon-iff-stories-and.html

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Elliott Chaze’s Black Wings Has My Angel is a 1953 noir novel. Tim plans a big heist but gets mixed up in a complex tumultuous relationship with a high-class call-girl. As a noir novel it's pretty good. As a twisted love story it’s excellent.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2024/03/elliott-chazes-black-wings-has-my-angel.html

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