Terror in the Town, by Edward S. Aarons, was published as by Edward Ronns as a hardcover by Armchair Mystery in 1947. The edition that caught my eye was the paperback edition, with Aarons’ own name on the cover, published by Manor Books. The cover is, simply put, cool and I love how the bikini top melts into a dust trail. The artist: Unknown (to me at least).
The opening paragraph:
A pale moon shone on the water, and
cold stars danced in the sky. Under the full moon, the tide along the Pelican
River raced wide and deep, tumbling toward the sea.
Edward S. Aarons wrote
somewhere around 30 novels as by “Edward Ronns”.
3 comments:
The mid- to late 20th century era produced some eye-grabbing covers. I now look at these paperbacks twice before passing them up. I like reading such fiction from that period.
Very early Aarons but man! could that guy write. Good plotter. Great stylist.
Very nice find, Ben!
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