tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post4693127464699424021..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Stool Pigeon - Louis MalleyJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-83463672039231635152019-08-31T08:23:25.974-05:002019-08-31T08:23:25.974-05:00Thanks for the artist ID. I agree it's a great...Thanks for the artist ID. I agree it's a great cover.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-37562508013705977862019-08-30T20:05:22.067-05:002019-08-30T20:05:22.067-05:00I believe it was James Meese who painted that orig...I believe it was James Meese who painted that original cover.Stark Househttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09361327963946094051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-14063194203078357652019-08-30T17:15:19.167-05:002019-08-30T17:15:19.167-05:00This is my favorite Christmas noir novel.
I'm ...This is my favorite Christmas noir novel.<br />I'm lucky enough to have two copies of the original Avon issue.August Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797743144228505958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-77732666612081174862019-08-30T08:18:37.739-05:002019-08-30T08:18:37.739-05:00A lifetime of haunting used book stores and I'...A lifetime of haunting used book stores and I'd never seen the original Avon cover for this book before. A cold-blooded little noir masterpiece, I think.<br /><br />The poor guy in the foreground sprawls limply against a barbed wire fence. It's digging into his neck as his head lolls. The dame in the background is either smoking or handling a compact and seems utterly indifferent to his plight, while the classic gangster approaches with a pleased expression on his weasel-face, pistol held ready to finish the job.<br /><br />Anybody know who painted it?<br /><br />John Hocking Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com