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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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1951 Popular Library paperback original


1951 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

collection of short stories

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, mystery, crime fiction, short story collectionTags rudolph belarski, popular library, pearl necklace, hugh wileyLeave a comment on 1951 Popular Library paperback original

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

February 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags tommygun, clues detective stories, madeleine sharps buchananLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

September 1954 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

September 1954

cover art by Charles Biro

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags bullet holes, charles biro, crime does not pay, tommygunLeave a comment on September 1954 issue ~ cover art by Charles Biro

1952 Signet reissue – cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

1951 Crown hardcover

1952 Signet reissue

cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags george sklar, juvenile delinquent, signet paperback, stanley meltzoffLeave a comment on 1952 Signet reissue – cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

October 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

October 1928

cover art by Andrew Bensen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, edward ware, moll, r.h. hart, real detective tales and mystery stories, sawed off shotgun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

July 1950 issue #3

July 1950 issue #3

Posted on May 19, 2026May 15, 2026Categories crime comicTags femme fatale, inside crime comic, moll, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1950 issue #3

September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

September 10, 1922

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on May 19, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, maxwell smith, people's story magazineLeave a comment on September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

John Floherty Jr. (American, 1907-1977)
mixed media on board, 21 x 14-1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm)

1958 Pyramid reissue

1957 Mystery House hardcover

Posted on May 19, 2026May 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, original art, paperback, pulpTags john floherty jr, mystery house hardcover, peter held, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

September 1957

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on May 18, 2026May 17, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, mystery, crime fiction, digestTags dagger, showgirl, manhunt digest, craig rice, dick shelton, sherry la verneLeave a comment on September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

November 1935

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 1, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags true gang life, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

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