A TASTE FOR VIOLENCE (DELL #426). BRETT HALLIDAY, DELL PUBLISHING CO., INC., 1949.
 
Fiction - Mystery
 
Mike Shayne mysteries. 
 
They called their town "the hellhole of all creation," and they were right. The Chief of Police could have given the Gestapo lessons in coercion. The town's leading citizen was waiting to be murdered. His beautiful, thrill-seeking wife was involved with every corrupt schemer in sight. And murder was almost a commonplace event! ~ ~~ ~ Then Mike Shayne arrived. He was a temporary citizen who planned some permanent changes, if he could stay out of the crowded cemetery.
 
Graphic illustrated softcover. Secure binding with clean pages and some mild cover creases and a tiny ink mark to the cover. About 6-1/4 x 4-1/4 with 189 plus ads.