
1949 Scribner hardcover
cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1951 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Ray Johnson
better image than previously posted
Yes, that Howard Hunt – his bosses at the CIA thought it was a great cover to be a spy novelist.

December 1957 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing
cover painting by Mitchell Hooks
better image than previously posted

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Ann Cantor
Art taken from paperback Murder Mystery Monthly #47 (1949), titled “The Blonde, The Gangster and the Private Eye” by Dale Clark.

pseudonym of Ronal Kayser
1946 Messner hardcover as The Red Rods
1949 Avon release with new title