Title
Mecca for Murder
Subject
Surveillance
Eavesdropping
Standing
Anxiety
Worry
Women
Costumes
Bracelets
Human body
Breasts
Stomachs
Windows
vests (main garments)
sarongs
Description
Tan, Green
A scantily clad brunette leans against a dilapidated wall in a posture of listening and watching as she reaches out one hand to lift the blinds of a window and peer cautiously behind. Her costume of vest and sarong appears torn and reveals much of her torso, belly, hip, and breasts.
At head of title on front cover: Here's that Chester Drum again … beating his way through belly dancers and bloodshed.
On back cover: About The Second Longest Night, Chester Drum's first caper: "Effectively and restrainedly told…" The New York Times, "One of the best private-detective stories we've read in a long while..." Gibson City (Ill.) Courier.
The front cover image is reproduced in grayscale, cropped to display only the woman. The back cover itself is yellow with black and red text.
Yellow background with black text.
Gold Medal tri-color ribbon graphic on front and spine.
Creator
James Meese
Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Fawcett
Date
1956
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
7
ECZ6366
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Gold Medal Book (575)
Audience
UB Only
Collection
Citation
James Meese and Marlowe, Stephen, 1928-, “Mecca for Murder,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29142.