#22 The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle

By William Arden (Dennis Lynds), 1974
RH Hardbound 1974
Keyhole Cover pb 1984
Hitchcock Cover pb 1980
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Random House Revised Paperback Edition 
"Keyhole Cover"
 
First Printed: 1984 
Cover Art: Robert Adragna 
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-86422-0

First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.
Random House First Paperback Edition 
"Hitchcock Cover"

First Printed: 1980 
Cover Art: Robert Adragna 
Internal Illustrations: None
ISBN: 0-394-84451-3

First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.
Random House Trade and GLB Hardbound Editions 
 
First Printed: 1974 
Cover Art: Jack Hearne 
Internal Illustrations: Jack Hearne
ISBN's: Trade Ed. 0-394-82927-1; GLB 0-394-92927-6

Trade & GLB Edition First Printing Identifier: 1234567890 numberline on the copyright page.

Other Trade Edition First Printing Traits: 
- Matte cover finish 
- Blue graveyard endpapers 
- Back cover lists to "The Mystery of the Dead Man's Riddle" 

Notes: As with "The Secret of the Haunted Mirror," only the First Printing of the Trade Edition has the blue graveyard endpapers, later printings have the plain white endpapers. 


- As shown to the left, later printings of the GLB Edition used Robert Adragna's cover art.
 
First Printed: circa 1981 
Cover Art: Robert Adragna 
Internal Illustrations: Jack Hearne
ISBN: Same as above for GLB

First Printing Identifier: 890 numberline on the copyright page.  The first 7 printings of this title in GLB featured the Hearne cover art.