(Part of a series celebrating fictional private eyes .) Shady Lady , by Cleve F. Adams (Ace, 1955). Originally published as Too Fair to ...

Every once in a while I need to revisit a theme here in Killer Covers. Today, it’s the use of butterfly chairs on paperback fronts. My f...

Celebrating this festive season with brassy bombshells . The Violent Lady , by Michael E. Knerr (Monarch, 1963). Many years ago, science...

While speaking last week with a teacher friend of mine, I was reminded that I’d intended to update my collection of back-to-school covers ...

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

A twice-monthly pairing of book covers that just seem to go together. Click on either of these images to open up an enlargement. The Rev...

• The fine Web site Atlas Obscura showcases a variety of pulp-era crime-fiction works featured at the Wolfsonian-FIU museum in Miami Beach...

Redheaded Sinners , by Jonathan Craig (Lancer, 1952). Sadly, the artist responsible for this work is not identified. The recent release o...