There was an earlier Dell edition (#387), a Mapback with a much better cover than this one with Ralph Stanley, which is the one I own.
This is an early Shayne from when he was married to Phyllis. The book opens with someone pulling a Badger game on Shayne, which is nicely illustrated on the Mapback cover.
I recall the plot involves a Greyhound racing track but the more than half century since reading wiped out other details.
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There was an earlier Dell edition (#387), a Mapback with a much better cover than this one with Ralph Stanley, which is the one I own.
This is an early Shayne from when he was married to Phyllis. The book opens with someone pulling a Badger game on Shayne, which is nicely illustrated on the Mapback cover.
I recall the plot involves a Greyhound racing track but the more than half century since reading wiped out other details.
I'm due to reread some Shayne novels.
That one was featured on the blog a couple of years back: http://billcrider.blogspot.com/2013/03/paperback_5593.html
I reread this a couple of years ago and thought it held up quite well. Shayne and Phyllis were in good form.
Thought I might read this again and discovered I have three different covers, but not the one with the Mapback.
Obviously Halliday was reprinted a lot in the old days.
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