March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/1/25]

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/7/24]

1st Pocket edition, December 1965

1st Pocket edition, December 1965

first hardcovers were 1964 from Hamish Hamilton the UK and Houghton Mifflin in the US

From Black Mask Magazine: “Killer in the Rain”, “The Men Who Liked Dogs”, “The Curtain” and “Try the Girl”

From Dime Detection Magazine: “Mandarin’s Jade”, “Bay City Blues” and “The Lady in the Lake”

From Detective Story Magazine: “No Crime in the Mountains”