
cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1942 Canadian edition


1958 Morrow hardcover, first edition of the 55th Perry Mason novel
better image than previously posted

1958 Heinemann advanced readers copy

better image than previously posted


June 1964 Pocket reissue, 6th printing – cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted

1965 Thriller Book Club edition, London






1960 Sloane hardcover, first edition

1960 Casell

1962 Cardinal reissue – better image than previously posted
cover art by James Hill

1963 Pan reissue – cover art by J. Oval



1966 Fawcett paperback original
cover art by Jack Thurston
brother of CIA magician David Atlee Philips
repurposed for 1967 German edition of Circus of Death, 1965




1951 Dutton first edition hardcover
Spillane’s 5th book, first without Hammer

1953 Arthur Barker hardcover from the UK

May 1952 Signet paperback, first printing – cover art by Lu Kimmel
better image than previously posted

1952 Signet paperback, later printing – cover art by Barye Phillips
better image than previously posted



1958 Dragon reissue in the UK

1960 Signet reissue – cover art by James Avati

British 1960 Corgi reissue – cover art by John A. Richards

1963 Corgi reissue from the UK


1970 Corgi reissue from the UK

undated Signet reissue




Canadian undated (1954?) Harlequin reissue


cover art by George Erickson
better image than previously posted

undated, later, Signet reissue

