Category: original art

1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Harry Schaare

cover art by Harry Schaare

pseudonym of Keith Carlton Robertson

first published as The Diamond-Studded Typewriter in 1958 by Macmillan

republished the following year by Dell in softcover with a new title

better image than previously posted

[updated with cover art 8/8/25]

The Girl from Hateville

cover art by Samson Pollen

published in 1957 by Bouregy as The Angry Dream

this is the 1958 Zenith  reprint

better image than previously posted

1957 Mystery House hardcover reprint with original title

better image than previously posted

Private Practice of Michael Shayne x 4

4th book released in this long-running series. first published as a hardcover by Holt in 1940

1943 Dell reissue

cover art by William Strohmer

better image than previously posted

1950 Dell mapback reissue

cover art by Robert Stanley

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1958 Dell reissue

1965 reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

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

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