frances & richard lockridge – SMB Noir

The Faceless Adversary x 2

1956 Lippencott hardcover

1957 Avon paperback with the new title

1st novel with homicide detective Nathan Shapiro

1954 Avon paperback reissue – cover art by Mort Engle

1953 Lippencott hardcover

15th with Mr. and Mrs. North

1954 Avon paperback reissue

cover art by Mort Engle

January 31, 2014

Curtain for a Jester x 2

1953 Lippencott hardcover

1954 Avon paperback reissue

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by George Gross

March 1948 issue

June 1945 issue

cover art attributed to Earle Bergey

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1945 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by George Gross

[updated 5/15/24]