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Category: paperback

Martians Go Home x 4

1955 Dutton hardcover

1956 Bantam reissue

cover by Richard Powers

1981 Ballantine reissue

cover art by Kelly Freas

1992 Baen reissue

Posted on January 1, 2026December 9, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, science fictionTags baen paperback, ballantine paperback, bantam paperback, dutton hardcover, fredric brown, kelly freas, richard powersLeave a comment on Martians Go Home x 4

1943 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1940 Doubleday hardcover

1943 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

January 21, 2015

Posted on December 31, 2025October 19, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, gerald gregg, new year's, rufus king, skull, top hatLeave a comment on 1943 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1954 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Rafael De Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 30, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dagger, dan cushman, garter, international intrigueLeave a comment on 1954 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later Graphic paperback

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, graphic paperback, shoulder holster, walter poppLeave a comment on 1954 Graphic reissue – cover art by Walter Popp

1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by George Erickson

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by George Erickson

better image than previously posted

1956 Midnight Thriller from Frederick Muller Ltd., Britain

cover art by Harry Bishop

Posted on December 29, 2025December 9, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags midnight thriller, monocle, pocket paperback, richard starnes, trench coatLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by George Erickson

1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

cover art by Victor Kalin

1957 Dodd Mead hardcover, 1958 Dell reissue

also published that year by the Detective Book Club as Malice Domestic

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 28, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, victor kalin, william hardyLeave a comment on 1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

1956 Bantam reissue

1954 Dodd Mead hardcover

1956 Bantam reissue

6th in the series with Philadelphia private eye Carney Wilde, though this particular book is set in Mississippi

November 20, 2013

Posted on December 28, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, bart spicer, carney wilde, private eyeLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam reissue

1958 Dell paperback original

1958 Dell paperback original

Posted on December 28, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harold r. danielsLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original

1956 Signet paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

Paul Rader (American, 1906-1986), not signed
Girl Running , Signet 1956
oil on canvas board, 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

Adam Knight was a pen name of Lawrence Lariar

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags adam knight, lawrence lariar, oil on board, paris fiction, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Signet paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

June 1968 Companion paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags companion paperback, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, slezeLeave a comment on June 1968 Companion paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

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