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1955 Dell reissue – cover art by William George

1955 Dell reissue

cover art by William George

originally published as Five Little Pigs, 1943 Collins hardcover

November 21, 2014

Posted on November 14, 2026November 7, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, dell paperback, hercule poirot, william georgeLeave a comment on 1955 Dell reissue – cover art by William George

1955 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by William Rose

1954 Simon and Schuster hardcover as The Content Assignment

1955 Dell paperback reissue with new title

cover art by William Rose

October 27, 2014

Posted on November 8, 2026November 5, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags bound, cold war fiction, dell paperback, holly roth, thrillerLeave a comment on 1955 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by William Rose

1954 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by William Rose

1954 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1954 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by William Rose

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 22, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, owen cameron, william roseLeave a comment on 1954 Dell paperback reissue – cover art by William Rose

1957 Dell paperback – cover art by Victor Kalin

1957 Dell paperback original

11th with private eye Johnny Liddell

cover art by Victor Kalin

November 01, 2014

Posted on October 22, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags butterfly chair, dell paperback, frank kane, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1957 Dell paperback – cover art by Victor Kalin

1957 Dell paperback reissue – cover art Al Brule

pseudonym for Aaron Marc Stein

1955 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1957 Dell paperback reissue

cover art Al Brule

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 9, 2026September 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags aaron marc stein, al brule, dell paperback, hampstone stoneLeave a comment on 1957 Dell paperback reissue – cover art Al Brule

1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1959 Dell paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

1960 World paperback from the UK

Posted on August 19, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brad dolan, dell paperback, victor kalin, william fuller, world publishingLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1961 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

British 1959 Hammond Hammond hardcover

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, george harmon coxe, hammond hammond hardcover, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1961 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by George Ziel

cover art by George Ziel

1956 Dell edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 15, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, george ziel, richard jessupLeave a comment on cover art by George Ziel

The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1957 Doubleday hardcover

1959 Dell reissue

cover art by William Teodecki

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags crime club selection, dame, dell paperback, doubleday hardcover, george malcolm-smith, william teodeckiLeave a comment on The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

November 08, 2014

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, jack abbett, jack ehrlich, parole officerLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

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