The Crime Fiction Alphabet keeps
rolling along in the home stretch with just four weeks left.
We are currently in week 23 with the letter
W. Kerrie over at her blog
Mysteries in Paradise is kind enough to host this community meme. The rules a quite simple. By
Friday
of each week participants write a blog post about crime fiction
related to the letter of the week. The post must be related to
either the first letter of a book's
title, the first letter of an author's first name, or the first
letter of the author's surname, or even maybe a crime fiction
"topic". But above all,
it has to be crime fiction
. This time around I will be featuring a Carter Brown title for each letter of the
alphabet.
Carter Brown: W is for The Wayward Wahine
The seductive rhythm of an exotic Hawaiian girl's primitive hula dance lures
Danny Boyd into the arms of a killer.
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| Barye Philips Cover |
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She was one hundred per cent impure Hawaiian. From her long and lustrous
black hair to her small and delicate feet which moved as her whole body
moved in a passionate pagan rhythm. With a sensuous gesture she stepped
out of her grass skirt and into Danny Boyd's love life.
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| Robert McGinnis Cover |
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On the sunny shares of beautiful Hawaii, private Danny Boyd goes hunting
for a wealthy tycoon's missing wife. The trail starts out cold with a
dead blonde, warms up with some buried treasure, and sizzles when Danny
comes into close contact with a wahine who is wayward, wanton, and oh so
willing to pitch woo Hawaiian style. With the curves and kisses and no
holds barred.
Printing History
Written by Alan G Yates (1923-1985)
Horwitz Publications Inc.
Numbered Series #84 February 1960
Long Story Magazine #11 June 1960
International Edition Series #16 April 1962
as The Wayward
International Edition Series #69 February 1971
Horwitz/Signet Double Edition CB 007A 1980
w/Walk Softly, Witch
New American Library
Signet Books
#1784 February 1960
#D3067 1966
Horwitz/Signet Double Edition #9418 Sept 1980
w/Walk Softly, Witch
