1947 Curl release with this title
1948 Quinn release as Death About Face
Canadian 1951 Harlequin edition
cover art by George Shane
this the 1953 Ace Double reissue with original title
1958 Dell release as The Fatal Foursome
1st Johnny Liddell novel
first published by Metheun in 1954 as Honey Seems Bitter
this Dell paperback is from 1954
cover art by Phil Marini
better image than previously posted
oil on board, 16 x 12-1/2 inches (40.6 x 31.8 cm)
Signed lower left: Zuckerberg
1953 Pocket reissue
1961 Dell reissue
[post updated 12/11/25]
1947 Penguin paperback original / cover design by Robert Jonas
published under at least one other title and adapted into two different movies, both with different titles
besides being a noted novelist, Lipsky was also an attorney and served as the legal counsel for the Mystery Writers of America
cover art by Robert Abbett
better image than previously posted
SMB Noir 