George Gross (American, 1909-2003)
oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 12-1/8 inches (41.9 x 30.8 cm) (image), not signed
George Gross originally created this work for use as the cover of the October, 1952 issue of the pulp digest Special Detective. After publication, as was a common practice, he reworked the background slightly, adding grey curtains to the upper edges of the scene.
In this final form, the work got a second life as paperback cover art for The Mistress by Colin Ross (Beacon Books, 1958).
cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
cover repurposed from January 1934 Thrilling Detective
While one source listed this as originally published in 1952 as Seven Hungry Men, but our reliable reference volumes do not list Seven Hungry Men as a title he wrote and Run, Killer, Run as the only title for this book. It’s a mystery…
cover art by John Drew
better image than previously posted
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