Category: crime fiction

The Case of the Cautious Coquette x 2

February 1959 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by John Fernie

better image than previously posted

November 1963 Pocket paperback reissue, 8th printing

cover painting by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

May 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1943 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Cornell Woolrich, “Mind over Murder”

W.T. Ballard, “A Heel of the First Water”

Dale Clark, “Death is from Taxes” (Plates O’Rion)

Duane Yarnell, “Murder is My Meat”

Frederick C. Davis, “Home Sweet Homicide” (Bill Brant)

Henry Norton, “Bait”

[updated 5/14/25]

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

September 1945

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

~ Dale Clark, “Heir in the Air”, 22nd of 28 with house dick Mike O’Hanna story, at San Alpa Resort hotel, 25th of 32 stories in BM

~ Brett Halliday (pseud. of David Dresser), “Dead Man’s Diary”, 2nd of 2 Mike Shayne stories in BM

~ Julius Long, “Over My Dead Body”, 7th of 17 stories with ’Ben Corbett, D.A.’s chief investigator, 1st -person narrator’, 12th of 23 stories in BM

~ Robert Reeves, “Alcoholics Calamitous”, last of 10 Cellini Smith appearances, last of 12 appearances in BM

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