Tag: norman saunders

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Norman Saunders (American, 1907-1989)
Up Pops the Corpse, 10 Story Detective cover, July 1941
Oil on canvas
19 x 28 inches (48.3 x 71.1 cm) (image)
Signed center right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover updated 5/5/24]

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Memo from the Murdered, 10 Story Detective cover, November 1942
Oil on canvas
29-1/4 x 20 inches (74.3 x 50.8 cm)
Signed lower left
Dated and titled on the reverse

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

The Crime of My Life, 10 Story Detective cover, February 1949
Oil on board
22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)
Signed lower right
Dated and titled on the reverse

[cover image updated and title page added 3/18/25]

August 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1948 issue

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

Carroll John Daly, “Race Williams’ Double Date”

Paula Elliott, “Salt on a Siren’s Trail” (Boden)

John D. MacDonald, “Cavaliers Make Good Corpse”

Don James, “Quick Buck – Quick Kill”

Roderick Lull, “Gentleman’s Vengeance”

Ted Stratton, “Butterfly’s Bier”

[updated 5/11/25]

July 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1950

better image than previously posted

cover art by Norman Saunders

~ Charles J. Beckman, “Satan’s Step-Daughter”, cop Mike O’Connell, only story in BM

~ Harmon Bellamy, “Shutterbug’s Long Shot”, only story in BM

~ Owen Couey, “Bring Your Own Body”, only story in BM

~ Westcott D. Gouldner, “All Work and No Slay”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ John D. MacDonald, “Jukebox Jungle”, last of 6 stories in BM

~ Robert Martin, “Lost in the Shrouds”, 5th of 6 stories with ’Dr. Clint Colby, medical detective’, 7th of 8 stories in BM

~ Hank Searls, “Nice Girls Don’t Murder”, ‘Pete Butler, San Francisco private eye’, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Robert Turner, “Nine Kills to Paradise”, 2nd of 4 stories in BM

©Seattle Mystery Bookshop

[post updated 6/1/24]

February 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1941 issue

better image than previously posted

cover by Norman Saunders

Lawrence Treat, “Harlequin’s Death Mask” (Paul W. “Galahad” Baxter)

Anthony Clemens, “Suicide Express”

Wallace Umphrey, “Homicide Hunch”

Emile C. Tepperman, “Parade of the Wooden Kimonos” (Marty Quade)

Hal Quincy, “Murder’s Bargain Day”

Joe Archibald, “Slip Service” (Dizzy Duo)

Cliff Walters, “Big-House Heritage”

Walter Roeber Schmidt, “Crimson Shroud”

Clark Frost, “The Phantom Witness”

H. Q. Masur, “Coffin Conference” (Joe Brion)