
pseudonym of Lee Roberts
1954 Dodd Mead hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback
cover art by Mitchell Hooks

pseudonym of Lee Roberts
1954 Dodd Mead hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback
cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1947 Farrar Strauss hardcover


1948 Penguin/Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Jonas


1954 Signet reissue – cover art by Saul Tepper



Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)
Gouache on board, 30 x 18-1/4 inches (76.2 x 46.4 cm)
Initialed center right: MH


1960 Gold Medal paperback original
pen name of Robert Terrall
cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Edgar Mystery Writers of America Award for Best Novel of the year

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1948 Harper & Row hardcover
first with private eye Barr Breed

better image than previously posted


cover art by Mitchell Hooks


2nd with Southern California private eye Brock Callahan
cover art by Mitchell Hooks
better image than previously posted

1989 No Exit reissue from the UK

1953 Random House hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback
cover art by Mitchell Hooks
better image than previously posted