Tag: ernest chiriacka

The Clew of the Forgotten Murder

1935 Morrow hardcover as The Clew of the Forgotten Murder as by Carleton Kendrake

April 1953 Pocket paperback reissue, 19th printing

cover painting by Frank McCarthy

better image than previously posted

1958 Cardinal reissue

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka (Darcy)

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Gouache on board, 22 x 16-1/2 inches (55.9 x 41.9 cm)
Signed and dated lower right

The work is published in The Bramble Bush by David Duncan (Macmillan, 1948).

1953 Pocket reissue

cover art by James Meese

1953 Bantam reissue

cover art by James Meese

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Ernest Chiriacka (as Darcy) Adultress Paperback Cover Painting Original Art (Beacon, 1959). A mix of abuse and lust leads a woman to become an “Adultress” in this risque cover painting created for the Lon Williams novel. Gouache on illustration board with an image area of 12.5″ x 20.5″.