Murder by the Tale. A Luis Mendoza Mystery by Dell Shannon, i.e. Elizabeth Linington. Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1987. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin, using Publicity Gothic, originally designed by Sidney Gaunt for the Barnhart Brothers & Spindler foundry in 1916. The smaller type is in a phototype version of Plymouth, another BB&S face from the early 20th century.

Destiny of Death. A Luis Mendoza Mystery by Dell Shannon, i.e. Elizabeth Linington. Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1984. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin, using Morris F. Benton’s American Text (ATF, 1932). The interior (not pictured) is set in Caledonia by W.A. Dwiggins.

Cold Trail. A Luis Mendoza Mystery by Dell Shannon, i.e. Elizabeth Linington. Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1978. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin, using tightly spaced caps from the Heavy and Demi weights of Ed Benguiat’s ITC Tiffany (1974). The flaps are in his ITC Korinna; the interior was designed by H. Harvey Hoffman with Times New Roman (not pictured).

Appearances of Death. A Luis Mendoza Mystery by Dell Shannon, i.e. Elizabeth Linington. Published by William Morrow and Company, Inc., New York, 1977. Jacket design by Lawrence Ratzkin, using ITC Honda by Ronné Bonder and Tom Carnase (1970).