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his 3rd novel, a tale of municipal corruption, published two years before his first Lew Archer
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1949 Dell mapback
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1952 Dell mapback – cover art by Eddie Chan
1952 Dell mapback reissue
1950 Random House hardcover
cover illustration by Eddie Chan
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SMB Noir 