Publisher's Synopsis
Stephen James Walker presents a complete visual history of the Hank Janson crime fiction range, from its inception in 1946 through to the last of the original novels in 1971, and beyond. Showcased within its pages are pristine reproductions of every single cover - including, in full-page size and in better quality than ever seen before, all the Reginald Heade-painted pieces of the 1940s and 1950s. Also illustrated, amongst a wealth of other Hank Janson ephemera, are the Hilary Brand spin-off range, the books' North American editions and plentiful examples of their many foreign-language translations.
