first published in Britain by Nicholson
1946 Farrar & Rinehart hardcover, first thus in the US
1947 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg, map by Ruth Belew
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1948 Universal Pictures, directed by Norman Foster
1948 Dell mapback with movie tie-in cover
3rd with NYC private detective Johnny Liddell
cover art by John Fernie
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1959 Dell reissue
cover art by Victor Kalin
1944 Jefferson House hardcover – see Signet reissue below
1948 Farrar Straus hardcover – cover art by Bill English
3rd with PI Max Thursday
1949 Sampson Low hardcover from the UK – cover art by Tansley
1949 Signet reissue – cover art by James Avani
Gouache on board, 17-1/2 x 22 inches (44.5 x 55.9 cm)
Not signed
– white lines show where the original work was re-touched for the new cover –
1957 Phantom edition from Australia
1960 Gold Medal paperback original
pen name of Robert Terrall
cover art by Mitchell Hooks
1952 Gold Medal paperback original
reissues normally do not use a different version from the same photo shoot
1954 Phantom edition from Australia
cover art by Walter Baumhofer
Frederick C. Davis, “The Green Ghoul” (Oke Oakley)
Donald Barr Chidsey, “The Scar Clue” (Morton & McGarvey)
Hugh B. Cave, “The Brand of Kane” (Peter Kane)
Fred MacIsaac, “Heir-Cooled” (Rambler Murphy)
Phillip Clark, “Three-Letter Kill”
Robert Sidney Bowen, “Key to Murder” (Ted James)
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SMB Noir 
