severance_23's photos with the keyword: gold star books

First published as "Skirts Bring Me Sorrow" by New Fiction Press in 1951. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-57) in 1964. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "Sweet Fury" by Alexander Moring in 1957. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-63) in 1965. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "Late Night Revel" by Roberts & Vinter in 1961. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-16) in 1964. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel is not known, even by Steve Holland in his 'Trials of Hank Janson' biography. The cover art is not credited, but has been identified as Robert Maguire.

First published as "Venus Makes Three" by Roberts & Vinter in 1961. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-17) in 1964. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel was Harold Kelly. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "Go with a Jerk" by Roberts & Vinter in 1962. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-18) in 1964. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel was Victor Norwood. Cover art is uncredited (possibly Robert Maguire?)

First published as "Conflict" by New Fiction Press in 1952. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-20) in 1964. Cover art is not credited.

First published as "No Regrets for Clara" by S D Frances in 1949. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-22) in 1964. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "This Dame Dies Soon" by S D Frances in 1951. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-28) in 1964. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "Ripe for Rapture" by Roberts & Vinter in 1960. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-13) in 1963. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel is not known, even by Steve Holland in his 'Trials of Hank Janson' biography. The cover art is not credited, possibly Robert Maguire?

First published as "She Wolf" by Roberts & Vinter in 1962. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-12) in 1963. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel is not known, even by Steve Holland in his 'Trials of Hank Janson' biography. The cover art is not credited, possibly Robert Maguire?

First published as "Crowns Can Kill" by Roberts & Vinter in 1961. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-11) in 1963. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel was Harry Hobson. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "They Die Alone" by Alexander Moring in 1956. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-48) in 1964. Cover art by Harry Barton.

First published as "Cutie on Call" by Roberts & Vinter in 1960. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-15) in 1964. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel is not known, even by Steve Holland in his 'Trials of Hank Janson' biography. The cover art is not credited, and it is very reminiscent of the Robert MacGinnis piece for 'The Guilt-Edged Cage', however Maurice Flanagan in his 'British Gangster & Exploitation Paperbacks of the Postwar Years' credits it to Harry Barton.

First published as "Sinister Rapture" by Alexander Moring in October 1957. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-70) in 1965. Cover art by Robert Maguire.

First published as "Mastermind" by Roberts & Vinter in 1961. This re-titled (and re-written) edition published by Gold Star ( IL7-14) in 1963. Stephen D. Frances had stopped writing the Hank Janson novels by late 1959, and the author of this novel was Harry Hobson. Cover art by Paul Rader.

First published as "Enemy of Men" by Alexander Moring in 1957. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-68) in 1965. Cover art by Harry Barton?

First published as "Murder" by New Fiction Press in 1952. This re-titled (and re-written) U.S. edition published by Gold Star ((IL7-32) in 1964. Cover art by Robert Maguire. It's ironic that a set of books prosecuted for obscenity in the 1950s in the U.K. were made racier less than a decade later for publication in the U.S.