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Published by New English Library (ISBN: 0450015246) in July 1973. Adam Hardy was a pseudonym of Kenneth Bulmer. Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey.

Published by Mayflower (ISBN: 0583125441) in 1975. Klaus Netzen was a pseudonym of Laurence James. Cover art by Richard Clifton-Dey.

First published in the U.S. by Viking Press (hardback) in 1960. This U.K. paperback edition published by No Exit Press (ISBN: 0948353880) in 1990.

First published by Charles Scribner's Sons (hardback) in 1948. This paperback edition published by Crest (117) in September 1955. Cover art by Mitchell Hooks.

Published by Crest (349) in January 1960. Cover art by Barye Phillips. Back cover synopsis: "Half the loot was Police Detective Bonner's price for masterminding the bank robbery. Bonner couldn't keep a gorgeous young chick like Peg on his lousy cop's salary. And he had to have Peg. That's why the deal to knock over the Second City National Bank . Seven minutes was all it would take. Seven little minutes against a lifetime of easy living - and Peg. There was only one thing wrong. But Bonner didn't know it until it was too late. He had sold his soul to a DEVIL IN DUNGAREES."

First published by Gold Medal in May 1951. This 3rd printing retains the same catalogue number (163) but is dated December 1951. Cover art by Barye Phillips.

First published in the U.K by New English Library in 1976. This U.S. edition published by Ballantine (ISBN: 0345256743) in August 1978. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

First published in the U.K by New English Library in 1975. This U.S. edition published by Ballantine (ISBN: 0345256735) in August 1978. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

First published in the U.K by New English Library in 1975. This U.S. edition published by Ballantine (ISBN: 0345256727) in August 1978. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

First published in the U.K by New English Library in 1975. This U.S. edition published by Ballantine (ISBN: 0345256719) in August 1978. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

First published in the U.K by New English Library in 1975. This U.S. edition published by Ballantine (ISBN: 0345256700) in August 1978. Dael Forest was a pseudonym of Stephen D. Frances, known primarily as the creator of Hank Janson, though many websites mistakenly credit Kenneth Bulmer as the author. Cover art by Boris Vallejo.

Published by Star (ISBN: 0352304707) in 1979.

Published by Tandem (ISBN: 0426180674) in 1977.

Originally published in the U.K. as "Make Mine a Corpse" by the Archer Press in 1950. This re-titled U.S. edition published by the Leisure Library (19) in 1952. Some tearing mars the woman's face, but it's still a nice cover, even if not a Reginald Heade.

Published by the Harborough Publishing Co. Ltd. in April 1952. Cover art by Reginald Heade.

Published by Gold Medal (931) in October 1959. Cover art by Robert McGinnis (thanks to vintageillu for the heads up) Back cover synopsis: "They'd done terrible things to her. By now there were large black welts and bruises on her soft body. But they'd been careful to avoid damaging her throat and mouth. So she could talk. But Linda had nothing to tell them. And that was something the two young hoods would never believe. So the torture would go on and Linda might die there on the floor - because she had no earthly idea of where the missing money was. The broken, hideous thing that lay dead in the corner of the room hadn't been able to tell them either..."

First published by Random House (hardback) in 1955. This first paperback edition published by Bantam (1602) in May 1957. Back cover synopsis: "She was sitting at the bar, and I could tell she was the kind of woman a married man shouldn't look at - even once. But I thought I was safe enough - until the third martini. Then all of a sudden my wife and kids seemed very far away. When I woke up the next morning, I had a large hangover, the scent of the girl's perfume in my nose, and a murder rap around my neck. And I couldn't remember anything that had happened...except her."

Published by Gold Medal (988) in April 1960. "A parole officer's beat was tough enough, but it was hell when he found out about his wife - that's because the lady was a tramp."