Lady, Mind That Corpse

The young Hank Janson, yet to embark on his career as a crime reporter, is enjoying life on the open road in his new car. Stopping off to do a bit of fishing, he meets a kid who seems to be sleeping rough by the river - a chance encounter that causes him more trouble than he bargained for, as it draws him into a web of small-town political corruption, intrigue - and murder! 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 Britain's then-harsh obscenity laws dealt them a severe blow, however, and today they are highly sought-after by collectors. Lady, Mind That Corpse, just the second full-length novel in the Hank Janson series, is reissued by Telos Publishing complete with the sensational Reginald Heade cover artwork that graced its original September 1948 edition. 'Smart, savvy and steamy pulp fiction, delivered hot and fresh.' Kevin Burton Smith, ThrillingDetective.com