ACE Single Title Paperbacks
10000 thru 19999
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| TITLE | FRONT COVER | BACK COVER | EXTRA IMAGE/S | AUTHOR | GENRE | DATE | PRICE | EDITION | COVER BY | NOTES | ||
| 10435 | The Chinese Agent | Michael Moorcock | Mystery | 1971 | 1st ACE printing | JL | The first "Jerry Cornell" novel. Michael Moorcock is more noted for his various science fiction and fantasy stories - this is the first mystery I have found by him. I have also found a note (but not authenticated yet) that suggests this story is a revision of "Somewhere in the Night" by Bill Barclay - anyone have a copy? | |||||
| 10445 | -2 | An Agatha Christie Chronology | Nancy Blue Wynne | Mystery | 1976 | 1st ACE printing and PBO | January 1976 ~~ Books and Reference ~~ An Agatha Christie reference. Contains a listing of all published novels, short stories, and collections (up to 1975). Includes plot outlines of "Murder on the Oriental Express" as well as "all major and lesser known works." I have also included this on the ACE POTPOURRI five-digit page. | |||||
| 10471 | Chisum | Sam Bowie (aka: W. T. Ballard) |
Western | 1970 | c.1951; 1970; 1st thus; | One of those "after-the-movie" books. Based upon a screenplay by Andrew J. Fenady and novelization by Sam Bowie, this volume uses photographs from the Warner Bros. film on the front and rear cover. | ||||||
| 10505 | -X | The Christmas Kill | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1983 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | ||||||
| 10666 | The Challenger | Giles A. Lutz | Western | 1976 | c.1960; 1976? | G. Gross | The Challenger was originally published as ACE Double D-436 (1960) bound with Tom West's The Phantom Pistoleer. It was later republished as ACE Double 10665 (nd). | |||||
| 11160 | The Clifton Contract | Nelson Nye | Western | 1972 | 1st ACE printing and PBO | Jack Gaughan | frontspiece illustration by Jack Gaughan | |||||
| 11161 | The Clifton Contract | Nelson Nye | Western | c.1972; 2nd ACE printing | ||||||||
| 11662 | -0 | The Clifton Contract | Nelson Nye | Western | c.1972; nd | Nelson Coral Nye (1907–1997) was an American writer, editor, and reviewer of Western fiction. He also wrote fiction using the pseudonyms "Clem Colt" and "Drake C. Denver." He wrote over 125 books as well as non-fiction books on quarter horses, won two Spur Awards, and a number of other notable awards. | ||||||
| 11736 | Copperhead | James Henderson | Mystery | nd | c.1971; nd; 1st ACE printing | ACE Suspense/Mystery ~~ 1st edition was by Knopf (hardcover) in 1971. Note that there is no ACE logo on the cover (odd). | ||||||
| 11786 | -4 | The Cougar Basin War | Philip Ketchum | Western | c.1970; 1st ACE printing | G. Gross | The Cougar Basin War uses the same G. Gross cover art that was used on an earlier volume, ACE G-754 (1967) The War On Charity Ross by Jack M. Bickham. The Cougar Basin War was originally published as ACE Double 11785 (1970) bound with Louis Trimble's Trouble Valley. |
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| 11801 | Cowboy | Ross Santee | Western | c.1928; 1964; 1st ACE printing | G. Gross | listed as "Illustrated by the Author;" | ||||||
| 11851 | -8 | The Coyote Connection | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1981 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | George Gross | |||||
| 12200 | Crimson Madness of Little Doom | Mark Mcshane | Mystery | 1966 | ||||||||
| 12270 | -1 | Crossfire | Edwin Booth | Western | 1977 | John Leone | ||||||
| 12280 | Crossfire Trail | Louis L'Amour | Western | c.1954; nd | Listed as an "ACE Western Exclusive." | |||||||
| 12281 | Crossfire Trail | Louis L'Amour | Western | c.1954; nd | ||||||||
| 12282 | Crossfire Trail | Louis L'Amour | Western | c.1954; nd | Crossfire Trail was also published in ACE Double D-52 (1954) bound with William Colt MacDonald's Boomtown Bucaneers. Thus, I am not certain which edition would be considered to be the 1st ACE printing. | |||||||
| 13570 | The Damned Innocents | Richard Neely | Mystery | nd | The Damned Innocents was later (~1976) made into a movie titled "Dirty Hands" and starring Rod Steiger and Romy Schneider. | |||||||
| 13800 | The Dark Place | Mildred Davis | Mystery | nd | c.1955; 1965; 1968; nd | Originally published in ACE Double G-543 (1965) bound with They Buried A Man. Also published as ACE Single G-751 (1968). This is probably the 3rd ACE printing. | ||||||
| 13907 | -8 | The Day The Cowboys Quit | Elmer Kelton | Western | c.1971; nd | G. Gross | ||||||
| 13918 | -3 | Day of the Mahdi | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1984 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | Killmaster #190 | |||||
| 13928 | The Day Miss Bessie Lewis Disappeared | Doris Miles Disney | Mystery | 1976 | c.1971; 1976 | listed as "First Time In Paperback" | ||||||
| 13935 | -3 | Day of the Dingo | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | Charter imprint | |||||||
| 14110 | -2 | Dead Heat | Raymond Obstfeld | Mystery | 1981 | 1981; 1st thus | ACE Charter edition | |||||
| 14150 | -1 | Dead Ringer | James Hadley Chase (aka: Rene Barbazon Raymond) |
Mystery | nd | listed as "complete and unabridged" Orginal title: Safer Dead |
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| 14153 | Deadline at Dawn | William Irish (aka: Cornell Woolrich) |
Mystery | nd | ||||||||
| 14155 | The Old English Peep Show | Peter Dickinson | Mystery | 1972 | Original title: A Pride of Heroes ~~ The first of this series and introduces Scotland Yard Superintendant Jimmie Pibble. | |||||||
| 14162 | The Deadly Deputy | Giles A. Lutz | Western | c.1969; nd | The Deadly Deputy was originally published under Reese Sullivan (aka Giles A. Lutz) in ACE Double 17000 (1969) bound with Dan J. Steven's The Dry Fork Incident. | |||||||
| 14165 | The Deadly Isles | John Holbrook Vance (aka: Jack Vance) |
Mystery | 1971 | c.1969; 1971 | Adams | Jack Vance had a substantial set of mystery novels in addition to his science fiction production. | |||||
| 14172 | -2 | The Death Star Affair | Nick Carter (house pseudonym for Jack Canon) |
Spy Thriller | 1982 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | George Gross | |||||
| 14186 | Death Cuts the Deck | Robert L. Fish | Mystery | 1971 | 1st ACE printing | JL | Original title: Rub-A-Dub-Dub | |||||
| 14194 | Death Valley Slim | Nelson Nye | Western | c.1963; nd | ||||||||
| 14196 | -X | Death Valley Slim | Nelson Nye | Western | 1976 | c.1963; | Death Valley Slim was previously published in ACE Double F-184 (1963) and ACE Double 14193-5 (nd) with Nelson Nye's The Kid From Lincoln County. | |||||
| 14198 | Decker's Campaign | Jack M. Bickham | Western | c.1970; 1973; 1st ACE printing | Originally published in hard cover (1970) as a "Double D Western." Bickham is more well known for his other book: The Apple Dumpling Gang. | |||||||
| 14204 | -4 | Death of a Dissident | Stuart Kaminsky | Mystery | 1981 | 1st ACE printing | ACE Charter edition ~~ This story was also released (s'posedly) under the title "Rostnikov's Corpse." Interesting that the author name on the front is missing his middle initial (M) which is used on all the hardcover editions. If any AIL users know what publisher or edition from which this was retitled I would like to know (I have a complete hardcopy set of Kaminsky's Rostnikov Russian police procedurals and have not seen this title for this story). Thank you. | |||||
| 14221 | -3 | The Decoy Hit | Nick Carter (house pseudonym for Robert J. Randisi) |
Spy Thriller | 1983 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | Killmaster #181 | |||||
| 14225 | The Defector | Charles Collingwood | Mystery | 1970 | spy thriller mystery | |||||||
| 14240 | Die Hard | Wayne C. Lee | Western | 1975 | 1st ACE printing and PBO | Note that this edition has the banner "Easy to Read Large Type." This ACE Letter-Number series was reused with a different cover image and a slightly different title spelling ("Die-Hard") in the following edition (no date at this time). | ||||||
| 14240 | Die Hard | Wayne C. Lee | Western | c.1975; nd; | ||||||||
| 14247 | The Deputy Sheriff of Commanche County | Edgar Rice Burroughs | Western | 1975 | c.1940 | Boris Vallejo | listed as "First Paperback Publication" Interior illustrations by John Coleman Burroughs |
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| 14271 | The Desperate Deputy of Cougar Hill | Louis Trimble | Western | c.1965; nd; 2nd ACE printing | Prezio | The Desparate Deputy of Cougar Hill was originally published as ACE D-594 (1965). | ||||||
| 15244 | -9 | The Dominican Affair | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1982 | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | ||||||
| 15265 | -1 | Donovan | Elmer Kelton | Western | 1981 | c.1961; 1981; 1st ACE printing | Elmer Kelton also writes as Lee McElroy | |||||
| 15676 | -2 | Doctor DNA | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | George Gross | ||||||
| 15870 | -6 | The Doomsday Spore | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | nd | Charter imprint | George Gross | listed as "First Time in Paperback" | ||||
| 16690 | -3 | The Dream Killers | Daoma Winston | Mystery | 1976 | 1st ACE printing | (July 1976) | |||||
| 16831 | -6 | Up From Nowhere | Walter Oleksy | Mystery | 1982 | 1982; 1st thus | ACE Charter edition ~~ Up From Nowhere is the first story in a series called Tom Delos & The Guardians. It appears to be aimed at the "Young Adult" crowd and is a mixture of mystery, 'coming of age' and gang affiliation (hmmmm - reminds me of the 'juvenile delinquent' stories in the late 1950's to early 1960's). I am not certain it should be here but have to see what the other volumes are like in this series - more on this later. | |||||
| 18102 | -3 | Earthfire North | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | Sergio | Killmaster #182 | |||||
| 18124 | -4 | Earth Shaker | Nick Carter | Spy Thriller | nd | 1st ACE printing - Charter imprint | George Gross | |||||
| 18777 | Edge of the Land | Steven C. Lawrence | Western | 1974 |