Hershman writes under the pseudonyms: Evelyn Bond, Arnold English, Sara Roffman, Janet Templeton, Sam Victor, Lionel Webb, and Jess Wilcox. On September 6, 1969, he married Florence Verbell, a writer and editor, though they are now divorced.

Morris Hershman was born on January 31, 1926. Here’s a short biog on the author, taken from the Browne Popular Culture Library page: And it’s his Evelyn Bond persona that looks to be the most prolific, with at least twenty gothics published in the 60’s and 70’s. Morris Hershman (born 1926) wrote under several pseudonyms, including Sara Roffman, Janet Templeton, Lionel Webb and Jessica Wilcox. This one is in very good condition for an Avon gothic – well, for one found on this side of the Atlantic anyway. Quite often the artwork is almost completely scuffed off. One thing I’ve noticed about my Avon gothics though – the cover art is usually stunning but the covers are particularly vulnerable to wear and tear. Monday’s acquisition was the very fair of face Widow in White and oh, how I love this cover! The goddess of all gifts second-hand has been very good to me recently, with at least one lovely gothic a day picked up at the local charity shops this week. The handsome, ruthless stranger was after something in the house, and nothing – not even Margo herself – was going to stand in his way of getting it.Ĭopyright 1973 by Morris Hershman. A car ran into one of the trees on her property, and an injured man was soon installed in her guestroom.īut the smashup, Margo soon learned, was no accident.

It began on a rainy Saturday afternoon as Margo was entertaining her new neighbours at a small housewarming party.

The Defenceless Target Of A Mysterious Intruder

Dark Sonata by Evelyn Bond