The following paperbacks, inexpertly scanned by me from the collection of yours truly, were all printed in the early 1940s. The covers, unfortunately, are all uncredited. The artwork for William Irish’s Phantom Lady, however, is clearly signed by artist Leo Manso…

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“William Irish” was a pseudonym of Cornell Woolrich, “Carter Dickson” was John Dickson Carr, and “Agatha Christie” was Agatha Christie.

Keywords: The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie, Phantom Lady by William Irish, Cornell Woolrich, Peril at End House by Agatha Christie, The Bowstring Murders by Carter Dickson, John Dickson Carr, Leo Manso.