DAY KEENE – The Brimstone Bed. Avon T-459, paperback original; 1st printing, 1960. Macfadden, paperback, 1968.

   Disbarred lawyer Bill Bailey picks a bad time to find his former assistant Joey Montana – it’s the same day somebody decides to shoot him full of holes, and the three years in prison Bailey blames on Joey for a crime he didn’t commit gives him a pretty good motive for the job.

   Only a blonde he knows can save his skin, but her husband is, in a word, is jealous. It’s no wonder Day Keene is one of my favorite writers. The plot continues to bubble and boil, and the small town Floridian atmosphere oozes off the page. (The cover is nice, too.)