
Above: The Burning Air, by Eugene Mirabelli (Popular Library Eagle, 1958). Below: The Damnation of Adam Blessing, by Vin Packer, aka Marijane Meaker (Gold Medal, 1961).

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1 comment:
Two great at covers that portray a common theme in these novels and film noir: the morally conflicted but basically weak man who becomes a slave to a woman's evil ways. I love this site.
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