The Rap Sheet: PaperBack: “The Dead Beat”

Sunday, September 22, 2019

PaperBack: “The Dead Beat”

Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider.

The Dead Beat, by Robert Bloch (Popular Giant, 1961).
Cover artist unidentified.

1 comment:

Mark Coggins said...: Good title. ;-); 8:52 AM

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