Carter Brown's success engendered a host of imitation detective series. Larry Kent (to be discussed later) was rival publisher Cleveland; but Horwitz was eager to sell more crime fiction. About 40 Carl Dekker digests were published in the 1950s. Dekker was another “house” name; his stories
According to the back blurb
Carl Dekker…is a rebel. The Army was glad to get rid of him in 1945, because he’s always done what he wanted to do, and not what he was told. As a commando, Dekker got himself into many A tough spot; twice he was the only one to get out….
Dekker still loves tough spots. Always on the move, is passport reads like an atlas index—
Dekker and danger are a natural double—he buys himself a deck of trouble wherever he goes—and deals it out! A newspaperman from ‘way back, police roundsman, undercover investigator, Dekker knows his way ‘round, and can handle a heater and a highball as well as any of his story characters.
There’s nothing synthetic about the Dekker dames, his rackets and roughhouse—he’s seen his characters alive—and sometimes dead.
Dekker is………ON THE SPOT
Each adventure took place in a different location
A Flip of the Coin,
A Step into Fire,
A Wink from a Witch,
Beckoning
Blood on the Sand,
Casino Minx,
Cherie You Slay Me, Paris
Counterfeit Doll,
Cute Cargo,
Cutie Cursed,
Danger Doll,
Dark Angel of Fire, San Antonio
Don’t Bother to Knock ,
Double or Nothing,
E as in evil,
Fate Chose this Number, unknown
Femme Fatale,
Flight into
Gallows of gold,
Grieve for me, Gorgeous, unknown
Kiss from a Killer,
Lay Low My Lovely,
Miss Deadly,
Murder Rides Express,
Nightmare at Noon, No specific location!
Not for the Hangman,
Paper Doll,
Pin it on the Doll,
Run for Your Life,
Silence So Deadly,
Slay Belle,
Stab in the Dark, Tangier
Tearful Tigress, unknown
The Fall, Changi
The Wax Model,
Venice
Walk the Knife Edge, unknown.
The series is the usual light hearted fare filled with mysterious foreigners, sexy and available women and some pretty ordinary wisecracks. The back blurb for Silence so Deadly (
Where everyone stick out his hand, but never his neck. Dekker hit
Finding Carl Dekkers is quite a challenge so if anyone has any, please contact me.
1 comment:
Really enjoying this blog plus your book on Pulp fiction in Australia. Best, Don.
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