I actually read the 1959 paperback of this and was so going to add that edition, but GoodReads was all "please just use the edition listed), which is lame all around. That is lame, GoodReads. The cover on mine is so much better than anything the early-nineties produced. Ever.I really cannot imagine why someone would not like a book where the detective kisses ladies he's just met (some recently widowed), beats the crap out of people who deserve it, and is a loveable jackass who treats his secretary nice.Three deaths (one a dog) solved in about thirty-six hours and an immeasurable amount of booze.