1971 Knopf hardcover, first edition – cover design by Hal Seigel (owner’s copy)
London: Collins Crime Club, 1971. First UK Edition. The 16th novel in the Lew Archer series.
1979 Bantam reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks
1992 Warner reissue – cover art by Gary Kelley
1996 Vintage/Black Lizard reissue
Australian 2012 Penguin reissue
Australian 2024 Penguin reissue
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1953 Gold Medal paperback original
1958 Gold Medal reissue – cover art attributed to James Meese
1960 Digit UK paperback – not the MacDonald but same art
1950 Avon Monthly Novel digest original – first appearance
cover art by Mike Doyle
1951 Avon paperback – first mass market
cover art attributed to Barye Phillips
better image than previously posted
cover art by John Vernon
better image than previously posted
1963 Corgi UK paperback original
cover art by Renato Fratini
1969 Signet edition – 1st US edition
cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted
cover art by Terry Gilbert
cover art by Verne Tossey
cover art by Larry Newquist
better image than previously posted
cover art by Sheldon
SMB Noir 
