

1959 Crest edition
cover art by Richard Powers


cover art by Hector Garrido


1959 Crest edition
cover art by Richard Powers


cover art by Hector Garrido

1938 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1950 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson


cover art attributed to James Avati
nice cover – nice dame, but his right leg simply doesn’t work right… it’s completely out of proportion to his body and left leg – too long!
better image than previously posted

1951 Little Brown hardcover, this the later 1952 Avon paperback
cover art by Ray Johnson
last in her Asey Mayo series, the 25th with the Cape Cod sleuth
better image than previously posted

1936 Vanguard hardcover (this the 1944 Triangle reissue)
cover art by Rhoda Field

1950 Avon paperback reissue
cover art by Ray Johnson


cover art by Ray Johnson
private eye Peter Chambers

cover art by Ron Lesser

republished in 1968 by Walker as A Whiff of Death, Asimov’s preferred title


1970 Sphere edition from the UK