first published by Metheun in 1954 as Honey Seems Bitter
this Dell paperback is from 1954
cover art by Phil Marini
better image than previously posted
1954 Dell reissue – cover art by Phil Marini
Category: paperback
1950 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson
1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback
The Money Trap x 3
New York: E.P. Dutton, 1963. First Edition.
Basis for the 1966 film noir, starring Glenn Ford, Ricardo Montalban and Rita Hayworth.
cover art by Harry Barton
better image than previously posted
Swing Low Swing Dead x 3
April 1964 Belmont paperback original
13th with Johnny Fletcher and Sam Cragg
cover art by Victor Kalin
better image than previously posted
better image than previously posted
2 Lenient Beasts
Savage Bride x 2
1950 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Barye Phillips
new cover art by Barye Phillips
better image than previously posted
Kill the Boss Good-by x 2
1956 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Barye Phillips
better image than previously posted
cover art by Kirwin
Guilty Bystander x 7 + 2
1947 Farrar Strauss hardcover
1948 Penguin/Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Jonas
1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Saul Tepper
Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)
Gouache on board, 30 x 18-1/4 inches (76.2 x 46.4 cm)
Initialed center right: MH
The Bounty Hunters x 2
cover art by Verne Tossey
1953 Houghton Mifflin hardcover
his first published novel
SMB Noir 
