Cleve F Adams Bibliography

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The following bibliography contains the criminous titles
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Title Date Issue Points - Notes

And Sudden Death Dutton 1940

Sabotage As Above 1940 UK: 1946 Cassell as Death at the Dam

The Black Door Dutton 1941

Decoy Ditto 1941

The Private Eye Reynal 1942

What Price Murder Dutton 1942

Up Jumped the Devil Reynal 1943

The Crooking Finger Same Again 1944

Contraband Knopf 1950 UK: 1952 Cassell as Borderline Cases

No Wings on a Cop Handi-Books 1950 Expanded by Robert Leslie Bellem

Shady Lady Ace 1955

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Further Information
Cleve Franklin Adams was a pseudonym of John Spain, 1895 to 1949. There were two main series characters, Rex McBride and John J Shannon. American editions precede English when applicable. I believe he was also responsible for two films, To Have and Have Not in 1944 and The Fatal Witness in 1945. We always welcome further information from family members.

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