standalone work and while they can be read in any order reading them in the order given here will provide some continuity as there are occasional references to people or incidents from previous assignments. The publications were inconsistent in their formatting of the title with many editions using five dots as in Assignment . . . . . Angelina on the title page though some used a dash, others used a colon, and a few break the title on two lines with no punctuation. The formatting on the front covers was also mixed with most editions breaking the title onto two lines though a few had two lines with the Assignment followed by a hyphen or colon. The spines tended to use a hyphen though a few use a colon and Assignment Ceylon had no punctuation. For consistency, all of the titles are listed here with a hyphen. Assignment to Disaster (1955) Assignment—Treason (1956) Assignment—Suicide (1956) Assignment—Stella Marni (1957) Assignment—Budapest (1957) Assignment—Angelina (1958) Assignment—Madeleine (1958) Assignment—Carlotta Cortez (1959) Assignment—Helene (1959) Assignment—Lili Lamaris (1959) Assignment—Zoraya (1960) Assignment—Mara Tirana (1960) Assignment—Lowlands (1961) Assignment—Burma Girl (1961) Assignment—Ankara (1961) Assignment—Karachi (1962) Assignment—Sorrento Siren (1962) Assignment—Manchurian Doll (1963) Assignment—The Girl in the Gondola (1964) Assignment—Sulu Sea (1964) Assignment—The Cairo Dancers (1965) Assignment—School for Spies (1966) Assignment—Cong Hai Kill (1966) Assignment—Palermo (1966) Assignment—Black Viking (1967) Assignment—Moon Girl (1967) Assignment—Nuclear Nude (1968) Assignment—Peking (1969) Assignment—White Rajah (1970) Assignment—Star Stealers (1970) Assignment—Tokyo (1971) Assignment—Golden Girl (1971) Assignment—Bangkok (1972) Assignment—Maltese Maiden (1972) Assignment—Silver Scorpion (1973) Assignment—Ceylon (1973) Assignment—Amazon Queen (1974) Assignment—Sumatra (1974) Assignment—Quayle Question (1975) Assignment—Black Gold (1975) Assignment—Unicorn (1976) Assignment—Afghan Dragon (1976) After Edward S. Aarons' death in 1975 his brother, William B. Aarons (1914-2002), continued to publish the series as executor of the Edward S. Aarons' estate. Volumes 43 to 48 state Will B. Aarons as the author but were ghost written by Lawrence Hall. Assignment—Sheba (1976) Assignment—Tiger Devil (1977) Assignment—13th Princess (1977) Assignment—Mermaid (1979) Assignment—Tyrant's Bride (1980) Assignment—Death Ship (1983) Among his early works are The Art Studio Murders (1950) and The Decoy (1951). References External links Edward S. Aarons Bibliography (partial) Edward S. Aarons Bibliography Edward Ronns Bibliography (A pseudonym used by Edward S. Aarons) Will B. Aarons Bibliography (William was Edward S. Aarons' brother and arranged to continue the Sam Durell series after Edward's death) American National Biography entry (vol. 1, pp. 3-4) Sam Durell Novels Description (this bibliography is limited to the author's