by Howell Dodd

This is from 1953.  At first, I thought the question was asking if the world was safe for women but, looking at the cover, I realize that it’s actually asking: “Are women safe?”

by Howell Dodd

The cover is from 1952.

by Howell Dodd

This is from 1953.  It’s as true today as it was back then.

by Howell Dodd

This is from 1950.  I hope to feature more from Howell Dodd in the future.

This edition of this book was originally published in 1960, with a Howell Dodd cover. I prefer the original title, Harlot In Her Heart.

by Howell Dodd

Someone doesn’t appear to be taking parole seriously.  This cover was done by Howell Dodd.

It may have been a hasty marriage but it was a very long night. This book was originally published in 1952 and what I like about the cover is the ambiguity. Is she smiling at someone who is watching from the street below? Is she smiling to herself because she’s about to con the man with the cigarette? Or is she just happy to be inside for the night with her lover?

The cover artist is Howell Dodd, who has been featured before on this site and who will be featured in the future.

I couldn’t find out much about the content of this book, other than it was published in 1951 by Venus Books and it was, by 1951 standards, considered to be “adult reading.” Amos Hatter was a pseudonym for James W. Lampp, who wrote several of these type of books under different names. The book is about a girl who has a wild past and whether or not she can go on to have a normal life despite it. Because, of course, men can do whatever they want whereas women are expected to spend the rest of their lives apologizing for their decisions. What I like about this cover is that the lady with a past doesn’t look like she has any regrets whatsoever.

This cover was done by Howell Dodd, who has been featured many times in the past and who will be featured much more in the future.