Title
There was a Crooked Man
Subject
Questioning
Investigation
Women
Men
Detectives
Suits (Clothing)
Cigarettes
Doors & doorways
Neckties
Shirts
Trousers
Dresses
Hats
Description
Front cover: Yellow
White
Grey. Back cover: Yellow, Grey
In a doorway, a blonde woman in a yellow dress is talking to two men in suits, possibly detectives. She is hiding a man behind the door.
At head of title on front cover: He was an honest cop turned crook in a town where virtue was a vice.
Yellow frame with text in red and black. Image of three footsteps are spaced on the cover.
Yellow spine with title, author, publisher and series number in black and red.
Red, white, blue ribbon with a gold medal medallion.
Creator
Johnson, Ray, 1900-
Keene, Day.
Publisher
Special Collections, University Libraries
State University of New York at Buffalo
Fawcett Publications
Date
1954
Contributor
Kelley, George, 1949-
Rights
Type
Book covers
Cover (Illustrations)
Mystery fiction
Crime fiction
Image
Still Image
Identifier
1
ECY3386
Date Created
8/24/2005
Date Modified
8/24/2005
Is Part Of
LIB001
Pulp Fiction Cover Art
Gold Medal Book (405)
Collection
Citation
Johnson, Ray, 1900- and Keene, Day., “There was a Crooked Man,” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed July 26, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/29315.