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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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Death is the Last Lover x 2 + 1

1959 Avon edition

cover art by Barye Phillips

gouache on Masonite, 21-1/4 x 18 inches

Death Is The Last Lover paperback cover, 1966, Henry Kane

September 29, 2015

Posted on November 15, 2026November 11, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, crime fiction, hardcover, original artTags henry kane, skull, barye phillips, avon paperback, gouache on boardLeave a comment on Death is the Last Lover x 2 + 1

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

oil on canvas, 32.5 x 23.5 in.

January 1936 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2026November 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags art mystery, norman saunders, richard b. sale, whipLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1951 Dell reissue – cover art by Frank Vaughn

1951 Dell reissue

cover art by Frank Vaughn

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 14, 2026November 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags art mystery, dell mapback, frank vaughn, lenore glen offordLeave a comment on 1951 Dell reissue – cover art by Frank Vaughn

1955 Dell reissue – cover art by William George

1955 Dell reissue

cover art by William George

originally published as Five Little Pigs, 1943 Collins hardcover

November 21, 2014

Posted on November 14, 2026November 7, 2026Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, dell paperback, hercule poirot, william georgeLeave a comment on 1955 Dell reissue – cover art by William George

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Canadian November 1944 issue

Canadian November 1944 issue

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags cigarette girl, detective tales magazine, f. orlin tremaineLeave a comment on Canadian November 1944 issue

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

September 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, magnifying glass, paul ernstLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bandstand, g.t. fleming-roberts, h.q. masur, norman saunders, singer, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942 issue

September 1942

cover art attributed to Earl K. Bergey

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, g.t. fleming-roberts, thrilling mystery magazine, tuxLeave a comment on September 1942 issue

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 13, 2026November 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, spicy, crime fictionTags tux, bound, h.l. parkhurst, showgirl, spicy detective magazine, dressing roomLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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