9th with private eye team Bertha Cool and Donald Lam
August 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
published in 1951 by Heinemann in London as An Axe to Grind. this the 1960 Australian edition by Horowitz
cover art by Harry Bennett
better image than previously posted
41st Perry Mason novel
cover photo of Ellen Burstyn by Silver Studios
1961 Great Pan edition from the UK – cover art by Sam Peffer
November 1962 Pocket reissue, 5th printing
cover art Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted
1946 William Morrow, first edition.
Geoffrey Homes, Build My Gallows High, 1946 Morrow hardcover
1956 Ace Double paperback reissue
cover art by Harry Barton
basis for the 1947 film noir classic Out of the Past
better image than previously posted
[post updated 7/3/25]
cover art by Bernard Safran
1951 Penguin UK reissue – cover art by Jaeger
cover design by Silver Studio
1957 Penguin reissue – cover by David Caplan
November 1958 Cardinal paperback reissue, 1st printing
cover art by John Fernie
better image than previously posted
cover art by Robert McGinnis
[updated 6/16/26]
1958 Morrow hardcover, first edition of the 55th Perry Mason novel
June 1960 Pocket paperback reissue, first printing
cover art by Charles Binger?
better image than previously posted
June 1964 Pocket reissue, 6th printing
cover art by Robert McGinnis
better image than previously posted
1947 Morrow hardcover, first edition. Original dust jacket.
29th Perry Mason novel
March 1952 Pocket paperback reissue, third printing
cover art by Earle Bergey
November 1960 Pocket paperback reissue, 5th printing
cover art by Charles Binger
better image than previously posted
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