
cover art by H.J. Ward
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Parole Breakers #1 (Avon, 1951)

1948 Morrow hardcover as Dead Level
1950 Avon paperback reissue with new title

originally published in Sept. 1941 issue of Black Mask Magazine as “Killers are Camera Shy”,

1948 Dell mapback, mapback by Ruth Belew
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oil on board, 17-1/2 x 14-1/4 inches (44.5 x 36.2 cm)
Signed center left side: Kimmel

May 1952 Signet paperback, first printing
5th novel, a stand-alone thriller
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[updated with original art 11/5/25]