The Lethal Sex x 2

1959 Dell paperback original anthology of short stories by women crime writers, an idea initiated by MacDonald

cover painting by Ron Lesser

1962 Fontana edition from the UK

cover art by John L. Baker

better image than previously posted

[post updated 10/8/25]

November 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Robert Martin, “Slayers Burn Slow” (Jim Bennett)

Donn Mullally, “A Bullet for Baby”

T.T. Flynn, “Build-Up for Murder”*

Rufus Bakalor, “Homicidal Hobby”

Raymond Drennan, Jr., “Killer’s Luck”

John D. MacDonald, “Tri-Kill Cutie”

*reprint from 1941

February 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Robert Martin, “I’ll Be Killing You” (Jim Bennett)

Robert Turner, “Homicidal Hitchhiker”

E.A. Morris, “Fist for a Fighting Fool”

Russell Branch, “If the Frame Fits”

Don James, “Sing a Song of Slaughter” (PI Pete Johns)

Bert Sims,“No Time to Kill” (Hawkshaw Morgan)

Alvin Yudkoff, “You Gotta Die Right”