Harlequin Authors Part XIV - Day Keene (1)

Day Keene (1904-1969) was a prolific pulp writer from the thirties to the sixties. Six of his many novels were published by Harlequin Books of Toronto and Winnipeg. Five of the six have the notice on the front cover "An original novel - not a reprint" but as we shall see this is misleading.

The first three books were published as paperback originals:

Love Me - and Die! -  Phantom 504 (New York: Hanro, 1951)
Hunt the Killer - Phantom 507 (New York: Hanro, 1951)
If the Coffin Fits - Graphic 43 (Hasbrouck Heights, NJ: Graphic, 1952)

The Harlequin editions are clearly published later so the notice is not correct. The original editions also have this notice and somehow it has been carried forward to the Harlequin editions.

The artwork is redrawn.

Harlequin 167 - May 1952

Harlequin 167 back

Phantom 504 - 1951

Harlequin 168 - May 1952

Harlequin 168 back

Phantom 507 - 1951

Harlequin 180 - July 1952

Harlequin 180

Graphic 43 - 1952