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There are several lively thrillers this spring, most already destined for the movies. Among the most beguiling are The French Doll, by Vincent O'Connor, which has a CIA hero and a racy Paris setting; The Interrogators, by Allan Prior, in which two doughty Scotland Yard men are hampered in their pursuit by their heavy drinking; Midnight Plus One, by Gavin Lyall, a kaleidoscopic Bondian yarn; and Cunning as a Fox, by Kyle Hunt (a pseudonym of John Creasey), in which the sleuth is a psychiatrist hired by the wanted teen-ager's frantic parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: May 28, 1965 | 5/28/1965 | See Source »

This spring augurs better for mystery lovers than for followers of serious fiction. Among the most beguiling on the sleuth are The French Doll, by Vincent O'Connor, which has a CIA hero and a racy Paris setting; The Interrogators, by Allan Prior, in which two doughty Scotland Yard men are hampered in their pursuit by their heavy drinking; Midnight Plus One, by Gavin Lyall, a kaleidoscopic Bondian yarn; and Cunning as a Fox, by Kyle Hunt (a pseudonym of John Creasey), in which the sleuth is a psychiatrist hired by the wanted teenager's frantic parents...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: May 21, 1965 | 5/21/1965 | See Source »

...small but thrill-thirsty band of followers who await each Corman film as though it contained fresh plasma. They seldom have to wait long. At 39, Corman has made more than 70 movies. The best-known are his macabre, shimmering little quickies gleaned from the works of Edgar Allan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The Simple Annals of the Poe | 5/21/1965 | See Source »

...INTERROGATORS by Allan Prior. 319 pages. Simon & Schuster. $5.50. Although this is basically a procedural, step-by-step police-hunt story of the usual British high caliber, the author tried to give it a literary quality with a lot of red brick class feeling and the private problems of a pair of tippling Midlands detectives. The result is a pretty good novel, but not for those who like their detection without social conscience...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Spies & Eyes | 5/14/1965 | See Source »

Franquemont, who led the Crimson this season with an 8-1-1 record, beat Allan Sieverston of Wisconsin 7-4 in the first round. "Ed was all over him," said Coach job Pickett, who accompanied Franquemont to the Nationals. Sieverston was a former two time Iowa high school champion...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Franquemont Wins, Loses In NCAA Wrestling Meet | 3/30/1965 | See Source »

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