In the postwar suburbs, swinging was sold as modern, sophisticated, and liberating—a stylish rebellion against marriage’s old limits. These five classic pulp novels strip away the glamour and expose ritual adultery as it was lived behind closed doors.The Swingers: Five Full Novels By Bonnie Golightly/Don James/Fred Malloy/Jim Layne/Louis Lorraine
In the postwar suburbs, swinging was sold as modern, sophisticated, and liberating—a stylish rebellion against marriage’s old limits. These five classic pulp novels strip away the glamour and expose ritual adultery as it was lived behind closed doors.
Len and Maxine Vember are known for throwing the best parties in town. After the drinks and polite laughter come the real invitations: husbands drop their house keys into a bowl, and wives draw for the night’s partner. It’s what passes for freedom and sophistication in the swinging 1960s
A scathing, realistic novel of the women who seek stardom in 1960s Hollywood... a place where success can depend more on bedroom talent than acting ability...where ruthless men use power as a whip...and ambitious women use their bodies as weapons.
Any man, any time, could have her for $50... she was young, and lovely, and business was good. But a crooked vice cop was on her tail and she needed a protector...
The Colton agency is fighting for survival, chasing a lucrative women’s-wear account that could keep the doors open. But the real battle is inside the firm—where desire, jealousy, and ambition burn hotter than any sales pitch.
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.