Another Look: “Morgue for Venus”

Warning: Artistic inspiration drawn from book titles may vary.



Left: Morgue for Venus, by “Jonathan Craig,” aka Frank E. Smith (Gold Medal, 1956); cover painting by Barye Phillips. Right: Morgue for Venus, by “Jonathan Craig,” aka Frank E. Smith (Belmont Tower, 1973); cover illustrator unidentified. This was the second installment in Craig’s well-regarded Pete Selby/Sixth Precinct series, following The Dead Darling (1955).