The Spy in the Java Sea

Joaquin Hawks Thriller #5

by Bill S. Ballinger

This is the 1966 paperback version

128 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

About the author

Bill S Ballinger received his B.A. in 1934 at the University of Wisconsin. From 1934 he worked in advertising, and as a radio and television writer. After traving Europe and the Near East, Ballinger moved to southern California, to take advantage of the television 'boom' of the 1950s as a script writer. Between the years 1977 and 1979 he was an associate professor of writing at the California State University, Norhtridge. In 1960, Ballinger received for his TV work Edgar Allan Poe Award from Mystery Writers of America.

Reviews

[Loyd Mcintosh · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm a sucker for a good, cheap spy novel. I wouldn't call it great literature by any stretch of the imagination, but it was loads of great, mid-1960, fun.