The fact that the Mike Shayne series can boast such a wide array of book cover art naturally compels it to be collected in one place.

And that place is here.

Below is a complete list of the Mike Shayne novels, written by Halliday himself and by ghost authors. The date next to the title in parentheses is the year the book was first published. Underneath each book title, you'll see a number of thumbnailed book covers. Click on any one of them to open a pop-up window displaying the book's front and back covers, along with its edition number, year the edition was published and cover artist if known.

The Shayne books are graced with cover art by artists such as Gerald Gregg, Robert Stanley and Robert McGinnis. Unfortunately, the late '60s/early '70s saw the demise of cover illustration. Instead, the books of this period were forced to bear some truly horrific "photo" covers. Note that these were all paperback originals and had no hardcover first edition.

On that note, you may see some hardcover first edition covers popping up throughout, so be on the lookout.

One other thing—the pseudonym listings and the information in the "Notes" section of each book listing came courtesy of Private Investigator Entertainment Service and from Allan J. Hubin's Crime Fiction (University of California, San Diego, 1979). PIES is an excellent site that has thousands of new and used books pertaining to the PI fiction genre.

Now, with that said, enjoy the gallery tour.

Mike Shayne Paperback Book Cover Gallery
1939 to 1958
All Halliday penned Shayne novels

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All non-Halliday penned Shayne novels--
published 1958 to 1977

(Click on a thumbnail to see a larger picture!)

Dividend on Death (1939)
The Private Practice of Michael Shayne (1940)
The Uncomplaining Corpses (1940)
Tickets for Death (1941)
Bodies Are Where You Find Them (1941)
The Corpse Came Calling (1942)
Notes: AKA The Case of the Walking Corpse
Murder Wears a Mummer's Mask (1943)
Notes: Also known as In A Deadly Vein
Blood on the Black Market (1943)
Notes: Also known as Heads You Lose
Michael Shayne's Long Chance (1944)
Murder and the Married Virgin (1944)
Murder Is My Business (1945)
Marked for Murder (1945)
Blood on Biscayne Bay (1946)
Counterfeit Wife (1947)
Blood on the Stars (1948)
Notes: Also known as Murder Is a Habit
Michael Shayne's Triple Mystery (1948)
Notes: Also known as A Taste for Cognac; Dead Man's Diary and Dinner at Dupre's; and Dead Man's Diary and A Taste for Cognac. All three novelettes appear in Triple; otherwise the Dell reprints both had Dead and a different companion story. Triple was not published until 1948 and is listed here first. Taste appeared as Dell 10c paperback #15.
A Taste for Violence (1949)
Call for Michael Shayne (1949)
This Is It, Michael Shayne (1950)
Framed in Blood (1951)
When Dorinda Dances (1951)
What Really Happened (1952)
One Night with Nora (1953)
Notes: Also known as The Lady Came by Night
She Woke to Darkness (1954)
Death Has Three Lives (1955)
Stranger in Town (1955)
Dangerous Dames (1955)
Notes: An anthology of short stories selected by Mike Shayne himself (well, that's what Brett Halliday wrote in the forward)!
The Blonde Cried Murder (1956)
Weep for a Blonde (1957)
Shoot the Works (1957)
Murder and the Wanton Bride (1958)
Notes: This was the last Shayne novel written by Halliday.
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