BOB McKNIGHT – The Bikini Bombshell. Ace Double D-387. Paperback original; 1st printing, 1959. Published back-to-back with Fare Prey, by Laine Fisher (reviewed here).

   Another story taking place in the days before the fall of Batista in Cuba. Sam Petrie, American owner of a small airline based there, has managed to escape, but only after liberating $25,000 of his own money from Madhouse Manny’s casino.

   Now Manny is looking for him and two beautiful girls are helping him, one of whom, clad in only ski mask and bikini, shot a cop. Petrie’s problem: which one? McKnight’s knack is telling a story that starts on page one and doesn’t let up until it’s over.