Showing posts with label Henry Kane. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Henry Kane. Show all posts

Thursday, October 04, 2018

PaperBack: “Report for a Corpse”

Part of a series honoring the late author and blogger Bill Crider.



Report for a Corpse, by Henry Kane (Dell, 1949), an entry in Dell Books’ famous “mapback” line. This collection of short stories was also part of Kane’s series starring “swingin’” Manhattan private eye Peter Chambers. Cover illustration by Gerald Gregg.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

An Unexpected Gift

Merry Christmas, everyone, from The Rap Sheet!



Homicide at Yuletide, by Henry Kane (Signet, 1966). Unfortunately, the girly cover art here is not attributed. This Peter Chambers novel was originally released in 1951 as A Corpse for Christmas.

READ MORE: “Forgotten Books: A Corpse for Christmas--Henry Kane,” by James Reasoner (Rough Edges).