
cover art by Robert McGinnis

April 1960 Dell paperback reissue, first printing
cover painting by Robert McGinnis
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Oil on board, 13 x 8-1/2 inches (33.0 x 21.6 cm) (sight) – Not signed
The present work is published on the cover of Dividend on Death by Brett Halliday (Dell, 1952).
first published novel under the name Brett Halliday, first Michael (or Mike) Shayne novel


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1944 Detective Novel Classic digest

cover art by Robert Stanley
Oil on board, 12.625 x 8.75 in. (sight), not signed
Dell #386, 1950.

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cover art by Paul Rader
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cover art by Robert McGinnis
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[post updated 10/12/25]

Cover art for “The Perfect Victim” by James McKimmey, published by Dell in 1958. Gouache on board. 552×368 mm; 21 3/4×14 1/2 inches. Signed “Abbett” in right image.
