
September 1947

pseudonym of Dudley Owen McGaughy
1956 Ace Double paperback original
cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti
better image than previously posted

1970 Coronet edition
9th Matt Helm thriller
1966 Gold Medal paperback original in the US

1959 Horowitz release in Australia

cover art by Barye Phillips – better image than previously posted
1959 Signet paperback original in the US

International Edition Series #10 December 1961, March 1965
cover design by Grant Roberts

1966 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1968 New English Library/Four Square Books release in the UK

cover art by Rafael DeSoto
better image than previously posted
John Lawrence, “Murder in the Family” (Marquis of Broadway)
Norbert Davis, “Give the Devil His Due” (Max Latin)
C.P. Donnel, Jr., “Footprints on the Ceiling” (Colonel Kaspir)
D.L. Champion, “Tell It to Homicide” (Inspector Allhoff)
Alan Anderson, “Prowl the Night”


1947 UK hardcover from Collins and US hardcover from Dodd Mead

1949 Bantam reissue – cover art by C.C. Beall

sketch for the cover by Sam Peffer


1959 Avon edition – cover art by Darcy

1960 UK paperback reissue – cover art by Sam Peffer

1962 Fontana reissue – cover art by John L. Baker

1965 Fontana UK reissue – cover art by Renato Fratini.