Ms. Tree #4

Hard-boiled and stylish, this 2022 Titan collection brings Mike Allan Collins and Terry Beatty's tough-as-nails private investigator back in Ms. Tree: Deadline. Claudia Caranfa's cover art sets the mood perfectly — a poised, determined woman in a sleeveless dress aims her pistol directly at the viewer, wreathed in moody purple smoke that gives the whole image a noir-drenched, pulp-fiction atmosphere. Fans of crime fiction will recognize the confident craftsmanship here, and the "From the Author of Road to Perdition" banner is a welcome reminder of the sharp storytelling pedigree behind Ms. Tree's world.