tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post5000679236868659329..comments2024-02-25T12:47:03.941-06:00Comments on Johnny LaRue's Crane Shot: Super Cop Joe Blaze: The Thrill Killers by Robert NovakMarty McKeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-33390771593042548502012-07-10T09:14:07.842-05:002012-07-10T09:14:07.842-05:00The story behind the Terrorists with DeMille being...The story behind the Terrorists with DeMille being credited is that DeMille was behind schedule and wouldn't be able to turn a manuscript in on time, so the editor, Milburne Smith, asked Leonard Levinson if he would write an installment of the Ryker series -- with the understanding that DeMille would still be credited on the cover of the book.<br /><br />What's odd is that the next Ryker, #4: The Angel of Death, was the last one DeMille wrote, and then he jumped ship to Manor Books, where he changed Ryker's name to "Keller." (And, as you mentioned elsewhere on this blog, republished "Angel of Death" as "Night of the Phoenix," with different character names.)<br /><br />So I wonder if DeMille was just pissed off that Leisure put his name on a book he didn't write? Could that be the reason he split from them and went over to Manor?Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-6612430945964106642012-07-06T14:40:44.287-05:002012-07-06T14:40:44.287-05:00Thanks, Joe. I've edited the post. My copy of ...Thanks, Joe. I've edited the post. My copy of THE TERRORISTS does credit DeMille.Marty McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02084642122976337263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707040.post-34335832451779855252012-07-06T09:24:49.177-05:002012-07-06T09:24:49.177-05:00Marty, I've been meaning to post this on here ...Marty, I've been meaning to post this on here for a while now but just kept forgetting to. In case you didn't already know, The Thrill Killers was actually written by Leonard Levinson. What's interesting is that he also wrote the third volume of the Ryker series, The Terrorists. I'm trying to get more info from him on his contributions to these two "tough cop" series, who the editor was, and why exactly DeMille's name was carried on The Terrorists when he didn't even write it.Joe Kenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03285576322579808153noreply@blogger.com