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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

Back in 2013, our tumblr site was started and ran until 2018, when they decided it was too "adult" - too lurid, supposedly. We followed the exodus to newtumbl and four years of dedication vanished in June of 2023. That work was not only new posts but upgrades of hundreds of old tumblr posts as well. So far, there has been no way to rescue those posts, so this will be the third version of this project. And, I'll warn you in advance, I may slip in covers that are not crime or mystery but just because I like the artwork. Enjoy!

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1952 Rainbow digest

1952 Rainbow digest

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags dame, telephone, stockings, smoking, dressing table, rainbow digest, george l. bottariLeave a comment on 1952 Rainbow digest

1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by George Gross

1952 Rainbow digest

cover art by George Gross

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulpTags david wade, fireplace, george gross, rainbow digest, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on 1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by George Gross

1953 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Bernard Barton

1947 Simon & Schuster hardcover

also published as Bullets for a Blonde in 1949

1953 Ace Double paperback reissue

cover art by Barnard Barton

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bernard barton, nurse, will ourslerLeave a comment on 1953 Ace Double paperback reissue – cover art by Bernard Barton

The Drowning Wire

cover art by Rafael DeSoto [signature cropped off book’s cover]

pseudonym of Marvin Larson

1953 Ace paperback original

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, marvin claire, rafael desoto, smokingLeave a comment on The Drowning Wire

1952 Lion paperback original

1952 Lion paperback original

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags lion paperback, municipal corruption, P.J. WolfsonLeave a comment on 1952 Lion paperback original

Twist the Knife Slowly

1947 Wyn hardcover A Murder in the House, this the 1952 Ace paperback reissue

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

the author’s only mystery novel

December 14, 2013

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, kate clugston, rafael desoto, wyn hardcoverLeave a comment on Twist the Knife Slowly

Howell Dodd x 5

cover art by Howell Dodd

November 1952 issue of True Crime Cases

February 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

Posted on March 12, 2026March 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bedside paperback, dame, femme fatale, howell dodd, michael talbot, smoking, special detective magazine, true crime cases magazineLeave a comment on Howell Dodd x 5

Carl Pfeuffer x 3

Sure Fire Detective Stories October 1957

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

June 1960 Two-Fisted Detective Stories

Posted on March 12, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags carl pfeuffer, sure fire detective stories, two-fisted detective storiesLeave a comment on Carl Pfeuffer x 3

December 1947 issue

December 1947 issue

Posted on March 11, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags cyril plunkett, dagger, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, franklin gregory, g.t. fleming-roberts, larry holden, lauri wirti, russell branch, spiderweb, wallace umphreyLeave a comment on December 1947 issue

May 1963 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

May 1963

cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

Posted on March 11, 2026February 23, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags carl pfeufferLeave a comment on May 1963 issue ~ cover art by Carl Pfeuffer

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