Category: original art

September 1948 issue ~ cover art by Peter Stevens

September 1948 issue

cover art by Peter Stevens

~ Terry O.K. Burleson, “Killer Bait”, ‘Modern Western’, only story in BM

~ D.L. Champion, “A Corpse Can’t Run”, ‘Dan Morgan, private eye’, 27th of 30 stories in BM

~ Barry Cord, “Shoot If You Must”, Steve Weston, shamus, only story in BM

~ R.M.F. Joses, “Side Bet on Death”, last of 3 with ‘Hollywood private snoop Duane, 1st person narrator’, this story set in Vegas, 3rd of 4 stories in BM

~ John H. Knox, “Goodbye, Enemy”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ John D. MacDonald, “The Case of the Carved Model”, ‘Sam Dermott, police dick’, 2nd of 6 stories in BM

~ H.H. Stinson, “Murder Is a Pleasure”, ‘Sam Terry, p.i., & partner, Sol Hirshberg; LA setting’, last of 27 stories in BM

©Seattle Mystery Bookshop

[cover updated 1/29/26, original art added 2/28/26]

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Dale Clark, “Stay, Fido, Stay” (Highland Park “High” Price)

Lawrence Treat, “Death on the Palette”

G.T. Fleming-Roberts, “Dig a Grave for Me”

Alan Farley, “A Mouse in the Hand”

Julius Long, “C.D. for Corpus Delicti” (Clarence Darrow Mort)

Henry Norton, “No Tears for the Lady”

[updated 11/15/25]

August 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders – oil on board, 22 x 15 in.

better image than previously posted

John D. MacDonald, “His Fatal Fling”

Hank Searls, “Keep Your Money Side Up” (Shamus Blair)

Jonathan Craig, “One Sweet Frame”

Mel Colton, “Corpse-Gathering Cutie” (Johnny Rock)

John Granger, “The Busy Body” (Gumshoe Rory)

H. Hassell Gross, “Death Was the Bride”

Frederick C. Davis, “Kill Me, Kate!”