
George Ziel (American, 1914-1982)
A Kiss Before Dying, 1954 Signet reissue
oil on board, 25-1/4 x 20 inches (64.1 x 50.8 cm), not signed
Edgar award for Best Novel, 1954


George Ziel (American, 1914-1982)
A Kiss Before Dying, 1954 Signet reissue
oil on board, 25-1/4 x 20 inches (64.1 x 50.8 cm), not signed
Edgar award for Best Novel, 1954


cover art by Albert Drake
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Thorne Lee, “The Hill to Die”
Hank Napheys, “The Bloodbank Killings” (reprint from 1943)
John Bender, “Room for Murder”
Alvin Yudkoff, “Stand-in for Death”
Robert Turner, “Slay Belles”


1947 Penguin paperback original / cover design by Robert Jonas
published under at least one other title and adapted into two different movies, both with different titles
besides being a noted novelist, Lipsky was also an attorney and served as the legal counsel for the Mystery Writers of America


cover art by Robert Abbett
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1956 Horwitz paperback original from Australia
Debra Paget photo used on the cover, whether she knew it or not…
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cover art by Moira Bertram

1952 Horwitz paperback original
