cover art by Tom Lovell
better image than previously posted
[cover updated 1/4/26]
Tag: femme fatale
1951 Gold Medal paperback original
1951 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Ray Johnson
better image than previously posted
Yes, that Howard Hunt – his bosses at the CIA thought it was a great cover to be a spy novelist.
1960 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy
cover art by George Gross
George Gross (American, 1909-2003)
oil on canvas, 16-1/2 x 12-1/8 inches (41.9 x 30.8 cm) (image), not signed
George Gross originally created this work for use as the cover of the October, 1952 issue of the pulp digest Special Detective. After publication, as was a common practice, he reworked the background slightly, adding grey curtains to the upper edges of the scene.
In this final form, the work got a second life as paperback cover art for The Mistress by Colin Ross (Beacon Books, 1958).
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