Some Look Better Dead

A seemingly innocuous visit to a fashion show leads Chicago Chronicle’s ace reporter Hank Janson into a web of murder and intrigue with dark secrets from the past. Uncovering a disturbing scenario of sexual obsession and violence, he starts to realise that this is one assignment to which there can be no easy answers, and no happy ending … With their erotic pin-up covers and hardboiled crime tales, the Hank Janson pulp paperback novels were a British publishing sensation in the 1940s and 1950s, selling millions of copies to readers craving escapism from post-war austerity. Prosecutions under Britain’s then-harsh obscenity laws dealt them a severe blow, however, and today they are highly sought-after by collectors. Some Look Better Dead is the third entry in Telos Publishing Ltd’s acclaimed reissue series, and features the original cover art by legendary British illustrator Reginald Heade.