The Dusty Bookcase

Eclipse of the Heart Mary Lyons Toronto: Harlequin, 1985 Perhaps not a total eclipse of the heart, but then it's only 189 pages. Update:...

Figure It Out for Yourself James Hadley Chase [René Raymond] Toronto: Harlequin, 1957 Cover copy informs that the plot has something to do w...

Jean Plaidy –  not her real name – wrote 191 novels.  Daughter of Satan  may be number 23, but I expect the authoress herself wouldn't ...

Never Trust a Woman [ In a Vain Shadow ] Raymond Marshall [René Lodge Brabazon Raymond] Toronto: Harlequin, 1957 Apparently, a novel about ...

Murder — Queen High Bob Wade and Bill Miller Toronto: Harlequin, 1951 Over the years, the Dusty Bookcase has shared some very frightening co...

Lost House Frances Shelley Wees Winnipeg: Harlequin, 1949 192 pages Frances Shelley Wees runs hot and cold with me. I liked The Keys of My P...

The Dustiest Bookcase: Short pieces on books I've always meant to review (but haven't). Destination: Universe A.E. van Vogt New York...

                Better than dreaming, look and you'll find                Even more than the romance that's in your mind For the mor...

The World's Worst Women Bernard O'Donnell Toronto: Harlequin, 1955 Related posts: Harlequin: Before the Romance Another Harlequin Va...

Repent at Leisure Joan Walker Toronto: Ryerson, 1957 284 pages Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure: Married in haste, we may ...

I can't be alone in finding this cover disturbing. Just what is going on? Is this woman terrified or has she lost her mind? Is she...