cover art by Penrhyn Stanlaws
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Dashiell Hammett, “Too Many Have Lived”, a Sam Spade short story – first appearance – illustrated by J. M. Clement
reprinted in 1945 in the Dell mapback A Man Called Spade
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“A Man Called Spade”
“They Can Only Hang You Once”
“Too Many Have Lived”
“The Assistant Murderer”
“His Brother’s Keeper”
4th book released in this long-running series. first published as a hardcover by Holt in 1940
cover art by William Strohmer
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cover art by Robert Stanley
cover art by Robert McGinnis
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cover art by Robert Stanley
1948 Rinehart hardcover, this the 1950 Dell mapback
Hamilton’s second novel, his first Matt Helm was 13 years away
evil smile on that dame’s face…
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1951 Dell mapback – cover art by Barye Phillips
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1949 Random House hardcover
her 18th with Insp. Christopher McKee, the Scotsman in charge of the Manhattan Homicide Squad
pen name – one of many – of David Dresser
1949 Dodd hardcover, this the later 1950 Dell mapback reissue
cover art by Robert Stanley
featuring Miami private eye Michael Shayne
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cover art by Robert McGinnis
January 1959 Dell reissue, first printing
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January 1964 Dell reissue, first printing – McGinnis artwork again
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1949 Simon & Schuster hardcover, his third with private eye Peter Chambers. Kane preferred “private richard” to “private dick”
cover art by Victor Kalin
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published in 1942 by Morrow, this a later 1947 paperback reprint
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SMB Noir 