Welcome to Cutting Edge Books

There are hundreds of great, cutting edge mysteries, westerns, thrillers, and literary fiction novels that were published between the 1940s and 1970s that have been out-of-print for decades, lost to generations of readers who either never knew those books even existed… or aren’t willing to slog through used bookstores to find tattered copies. Or, in some cases, the books have become so rare, only collectors can afford to own copies. We’re changing that. We’re publishing new, outrageously affordable digital and trade paperback editions of these long-lost, forgotten, and rare books that even today, are still on the cutting edge of their genres. But that’s not all. We’re also publishing selected non-fiction classics as well as some new, never-before-published titles. Whether the books are reprints or brand-new, our titles all share one thing in common—they are all fantastic, boundary-pushing stories that will entertain, thrill, shock, captivate and excite you.

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Author Out of the Sea

Out of the Sea By Don Smith

Out of the Sea is a taut, salt-sprayed adventure packed with peril, passion, and high-stakes smuggling on the edge of the post-WWII Mediterranean.

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Author Dark Hunger

Dark Hunger By Don James

A chilling, hard-boiled descent into voyeurism, guilt, and desire, Dark Hunger exposes the rot behind post-war respectability. Gritty, psychological, and unflinching, this lost 1960s pulp thriller reminds us that the most dangerous appetites are the ones we think we can control.

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Author Shameless Honeymoon

Shameless Honeymoon By Ted Stratton/Thomas Stone

"Shameless Honeymoon" is a brisk, emotionally sharp story of desire, bad decisions, and the moment a young woman stops letting other people steer her life.

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Author Prowler in the Night

Prowler in the Night By Jack Matcha

"Suspenseful and realistic. Matcha does a superb job. California crime with excellent mood and setting." Los Angeles Times

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Author The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh By Charles Einstein

The Last Laugh is a sharp, wisecracking novel of show business, newsroom hustle, and the fine line between being part of the joke—and becoming the punchline.

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Author Murder on Her Mind

Murder on Her Mind By Vechel Howard

PI Johnny Church gets lost in a sultry maze of lies, lust, and bullets—where every kiss could be his last.

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Author Kate

Kate By Chet Kinsey/Ted Stratton

Kate wants out—out of her parents’ beatings, out of Newark, out of the gray grind of her teenage life. But freedom comes at a price. Lured by a sleazy truck driver with promises of glamour, she winds up in a rundown motel north of New York—and in the middle of a blackmail and baby-selling racket run by the sinister Mrs. Wembley.

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Author Time to Kill

Time to Kill By Ted Stratton/Terry Spain

In the small New Jersey town of Arden, private eye Mack Barry—war-scarred, cynical, and itching for a new fight—takes on a case that feels like a personal crusade. A grieving father hires him to find the “fat cat” pushing drugs that drove his daughter to suicide.

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Author Killer in Silk

Killer in Silk By H. Vernor Dixon

Wealthy San Francisco widow Irene Wilson convinces drunken writer Morgan O'Keefe to help clear her of the lingering suspicion that she murdered her husband, whom she mistook for a prowler and shot.

"Dixon can be compared to Jim Thompson." Pornokitsch

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Author The Eager Ones

The Eager Ones By John B. Thompson

In John B. Thompson's sizzling, pulp noir classic The Eager Ones, three women recklessly defy conventional morality to get what they want -- Angela teases, Polly pleases, and Sissie takes love where she finds it. Their raw passions ignite a small, rural town, changing it forever. Back in print for the first time in over 60 years.

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