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Category Archives: Coronet Books
Pulp Friday: spy pulp part 2, Assignment Asia
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of James Bond, last week’s Pulp Friday was a selection of spy themed pulp covers. This week’s post takes us to one of the main battlegrounds for pulp spies in the sixties and seventies – … Continue reading
Posted in Coronet Books, Crime fiction and film from China, Crime fiction and film from India, Crime fiction and film from Japan, Crime fiction and film from Singapore, Fawcett Gold Medal Books, Pulp, Pulp fiction in the 70s and 80s, Pulp fiction set in Asia, Pulp Friday, Pulp paperback cover art, Spies, Vintage pulp paperback covers
Tagged death Merchant, Edward S Aarons, James Bond, James Dark, Philip Atlee, pulp fiction set in Asia, Robert Mcginnis, Sam Durell, Scott S Stone
Pulp Friday: Parker
Today’s Pulp Friday is a selection of books by one of my favourite authors, Richard Stark AKA the late Donald Westlake. Regular readers of Pulp Curry will know that my love of Westlake and his creation, the professional thief Parker, … Continue reading
Posted in Coronet Books, Crime fiction, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Fawcett Gold Medal Books, Noir fiction, Parker, Pulp fiction in the 70s and 80s, Pulp Friday
Tagged Butcher's Moon, Deadly Edge, Donald Westlake aka Richard Stark, Richard Stark, Slay-Ground, The Black Ice Score, The Jugger, The Man With the Getaway Face, The Outfit, The Split
Butcher’s Moon
Regular readers of Pulp Curry will be familiar with my obsession with Parker, the fictional master thief created by Richard Stark, AKA Donlad Westlake. Well, guess what arrived in the mail yesterday? Yep, it was my long awaited copy of … Continue reading















