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The John Thompson Reader #2: Ten Full Novels By

The John Thompson Reader #2: Ten Full Novels "With colorful characters and multi-faceted, interlocking storylines, John B. Thompson creates a whirlwind novel ripe with violence and racial unrest. Fans of Charles Williams, Harry Whittington, and Erskine Caldwell should find plenty to like." Paperback Warrior

Here are 10 scorching novels of lust, adventure, crime, tragedy and romance by John B. Thompson

Half-Caste (aka Rayne Storme)
Gay Wanton (aka The Serpant Woman)
Sinful Virgin
Born to be Made
Honey in Louisiana (two books in one)
Sugar Doll
Dangerous Haren (aka Texas Tramp)
Gunman's Spawn
Frenzy of Desire

The Big Question By

The Big Question New York City. The late 1950s. Live TV. When a prime-time quiz show win could be the difference between poverty and prosperity…

And Peter Roland, making his way through the levels of difficulty, toward a half-mill win and stardom, is the perfect contestant for audience appeal and high ratings: Young, clean-cut, photogenic, smart. Especially in the wake of all the attention the producers and their team pour into burnishing that on-camera image. But his real life is proving as challenging...because he has some dark secrets that he doesn't want revealed.

The Frightened Fingers By /

The Frightened Fingers Don Cadee, as head of security for a large New York department store in the 1950s, is always on the look-out for pick-pockets, thieves and swindlers...but now, as he investigates the deaths of two women, he has to take on a gang of ruthless killers.

"Fast-paced and fascinating. In the midst of the breathless, and sometimes slightly wild, action you'll be absorbed by the intricacies of a store detedrtive's job." New York Times

Tropic of Cleo By

Tropic of Cleo Three rugged men set off for the Caribbean to find millions of dollars in cash hidden by the Nazis...and split the lost fortune equally among themselves. But it isn't the cash that threatens to tear the men apart... it's Cleo, an alluring, mysterious woman whose physical treasures are every bit as tempting...and that can't be shared.