
Gouache on illustration board with an image area of 12.5″ x 20.5″.
1959 Beacon paperback original


1958 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Darcy, aka Ernest Chiriacka
better image than previously posted

better image than previously posted
cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

1962 Panther mass market, UK paperback
better image than previously posted
1935 Morrow hardcover as The Clew of the Forgotten Murder as by Carleton Kendrake

April 1953 Pocket paperback reissue, 19th printing
cover painting by Frank McCarthy
better image than previously posted

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka (Darcy)


Ernest Chiriacka (as Darcy) Adultress Paperback Cover Painting Original Art (Beacon, 1959). A mix of abuse and lust leads a woman to become an “Adultress” in this risque cover painting created for the Lon Williams novel. Gouache on illustration board with an image area of 12.5″ x 20.5″.


Ernest Chiriacka – aka Darcy – (American, 1920-2010)
The Tussle
Watercolor and ink on board
15-1/4 x 13-3/4 inches (38.7 x 34.9 cm)
Signed with pseudonym lower right