1948 Dutton hardcover, this the later 1949 Bantam reissue
cover art by Robert Stanley
better image than previously posted
his second novel
2nd in his Edgar-winning series with amateur sleuths Ed and Am Hunter
cover art repurposed for 1952 Presses de la cité edition
Recueil de 3 nouvelles : La rousse rafle tout (“Finger Man”) – La porte de bronze (“The Bronze Door”) (nouvelle fantastique)- Un crime fait de chic (“Smart-Aleck Kill”) – Complété par l’essai “Le crime est un art simple”(“The Simple Art of Murder”)
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