Warning: Artistic inspiration drawn from book titles may vary. Left: Forbid Me Not , by Blair Fuller (Berkley Books, 1958); cover illus...

Book titles containing the word “widow” suddenly seem to be everywhere on my radar. March brought the publication of Alma Katsu’s “grippin...

One for the Money , by Elliott Chaze (Berkley Medallion, 1962), originally titled Black Wings Has My Angel ; cover art by Charles Copeland ...

Hell on Wheels , by by “W.E. Butterworth,” aka W.E.B. Griffin (Berkley, 1962). Cover illustration by Charles Copeland .

• When Michael Callahan remarks , in Vanity Fair , that “Much of the public doesn’t know Robert McGinnis,” he is certainly not talking abou...

The latest installment in Killer Covers’ “haven’t we seen this front someplace before?” series. Previous entries are here . I knew I’d s...

Celebrating the delights of summer. Click here for the full set. Two Hot to Handle , by Ed Lacy (Paperback Library, 1963)--contains tw...