
cover art by J.W. Scott
ghost written by Craig Rice

1941 Simon and Schuster Inner Sanctum hardcover, first edition



British 1953 Guild reissue – cover art by James E. McConnell




British 1959 Great Pan reissue – cover art by de Marco


1984 Penguin reissue – cover art by Valerie Warren



pseudonym of Richard Jessup
1959 Gold Medal paperback original
2nd tongue-in-cheek spy novel with Monty Nash

2nd with Johnny Killian, quasi-detective
cover art by Victor Kalin
better image than previously posted

Robert McGuire (American, 20th Century)
Oil on board, 28-1/4 x 20 inches (71.8 x 50.8 cm)

first published as the cover of Room to Swing, 1958, Pyramid paperback original
then repurposed for 1961 Beacon paperback original


pseudonym of John Creasey
1958 Simon and Schuster hardcover
cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than

British 1972 Five Star release, repurposed the cover art
Saxon was a “house name”
pen name of Gore Vidal, second of three mysteries


British 1954 Heinemann edition

1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Sam Cherry

1958 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire
better image than previously posted


