January 1939 issue ~ cover art by John Fleming Gould

January 1939 issue

cover art by John Fleming Gould

“It’s the McCoy” (Paul Pine) by Erle Stanley Gardner

“The Fugitive Skeleton” (Keyhole Kerry) by Frederick C. Davis

“The Judas Touch” (Acme Indemnity Op) by Jan Dana

“The Lady in the Lake” (John Dalmas) by Raymond Chandler

“One for the Book” by Walter C. Brown

better image than previously posted

Howard Brown publishing as John Evans

May 1946 Bobbs-Merrill hardcover

December 1946 Bantam paperback reissue

His first with Chicago private eye Paul Pine, a terrific Chandleresque series that is far too little known

February 1958 reissue, 3rd printing

1984 Quill reissue, 1st printing

cover art by Steve Macanga