Another Look: “The Mad Hatter Mystery”

Warning: Artistic inspiration drawn from book titles may vary.



Left: The Mad Hatter Mystery, by John Dickson Carr (Dell, 1953). This cover illustration is by Denver Gillen, perhaps best remembered for helping to create the image of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Right: The Mad Hatter Mystery, by John Dickson Carr (Berkley, 1958); cover art by Lu Kimmel. This was the second installment in Carr’s series starring Dr. Gideon Fell.

Bouquets for Bama: “The Witch of the Low Tide”

Part of a posthumous salute to artist James Bama.



The Witch of the Low Tide, by John Dickson Carr (Bantam, 1963). This Edwardian-era detective story and “impossible mystery” originally saw print in 1961.

Another Look: “Poison in Jest”

Warning: Artistic inspiration drawn from book titles may vary.



Left: Poison in Jest, by John Dickson Carr (Popular Library, 1951); cover painting not credited, but thought to be the work of Rudolph Belarski. Right: Poison in Jest, by John Dickson Carr (Berkley, 1957); illustration by Robert Maguire.

Now We Are 12: “My Late Wives”

Part of a series celebrating Killer Covers’ first dozen years.



My Late Wives, by “Carter Dickson,” aka John Dickson Carr (Pocket, 1949). Cover art by Louis S. Glanzman.

Because I Needed a Dickson Fix …

He Wouldn’t Kill Patience, by “Carter Dickson,” aka John Dickson Carr (Dell, 1950). Illustration by Griffith Foxley.

Because I Needed a John Dickson Carr Fix …

The Burning Court, by John Dickson Carr (Bantam, 1963).
Illustration by Robert K. Abbett.