
cover art by Modest Stein?

1948 Dutton hardcover, this the later 1949 Bantam reissue
cover art by Robert Stanley
better image than previously posted
his second novel
2nd in his Edgar-winning series with amateur sleuths Ed and Am Hunter
cover art repurposed for 1952 Presses de la cité edition

Recueil de 3 nouvelles : La rousse rafle tout (“Finger Man”) – La porte de bronze (“The Bronze Door”) (nouvelle fantastique)- Un crime fait de chic (“Smart-Aleck Kill”) – Complété par l’essai “Le crime est un art simple”(“The Simple Art of Murder”)