oil on board, 20 x 11 inches (50.8 x 27.9 cm)
1963 Belmont paperback original
cover art by Robert Maguire
better image than previously posted
[updated 11/19/24]
1963 Belmont paperback ~ cover art by Robert Maguire
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1960 Crest paperback
1966 Midwood paperback original
1954 Avon reissue
October 1957 Perma Book paperback original
October 1957 Perma Book paperback original, first printing
cover painting by James Meese
better image than previously posted
pen name of Evan Hunter AKA Ed McBain
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