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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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Month: September 2024

1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, inspector maigret, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

Three Day Pass x 2

1955 Berkley reissue

1958 Berkley reissue

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags berkley paperback, cold war fiction, edward grace, j.w. burke, paul rader, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Three Day Pass x 2

September 1937 issue

September 1937

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, eugene morrison, john estevenLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

December 1948 UK edition

December 1948 UK edition

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, british pulp, h.h. stinsonLeave a comment on December 1948 UK edition

1966 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Ron Lesser

1963 Doubleday hardcover

1966 Avon reissue

cover art by Ron Lesser

basis for the movie Bullitt

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags ace of diamonds, avon paperback, bullitt, crime club selection, doubleday hardcover, movie poster, police procedural, robert l. pike, steve mcqueenLeave a comment on 1966 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Ron Lesser

Sin in their Blood x 2

1952 Eton paperback original

2nd book, also published as Death in Passing by Boardman in the UK in 1959

better image than previously posted

1966 McFadden reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ed lacy, eton paperback, macfadden paperback, private eyeLeave a comment on Sin in their Blood x 2

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, dame, day keene, femme fatale, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turner, top hat, tux, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1958 Signet reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS EVER

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, jack webb, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

May 1938

cover art by Emmett Watson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dale clark, diamond, double detective magazine, emmett watson, hugh b. cave, letters, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

1963 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by James Neil Boyle

1963 Pocket

cover art by James Neil Boyle

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, raymond chandlerTags farewell my lovely, philip marlowe, pocket paperback, private eye, raymond chandler, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1963 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by James Neil Boyle

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