
cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted
later repainted and used for the March 1939 Spicy Detective


cover art by H.J. Ward
better image than previously posted
later repainted and used for the March 1939 Spicy Detective


2008 Academy of Chicago Press reissue of the 2nd Charlie Chan novel, first published in 1926. Second of the six Chan mysteries.
neo-pulp cover by Chris Rahn

cover art attributed to Robert Stanley

[cover updated 3/1/25]
[cover and title page updated 4/28/25]