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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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Day: January 11, 2025

1952 Arrow paperback

Crime novel by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac published in paperback by Arrow. Originally published in the UK as The Woman Who Was in 1954 and two years before in Paris as Celle Qui N’Etais Plus. Made into the classic film Les Diaboliques

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags arrow paperback, les diaboliques, pierre boileau, thomas narcejacLeave a comment on 1952 Arrow paperback

The Lustful Ape x 3

1950 Lion paperback original

pen name of Bruno Fischer

cover art by Julian Paul

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

undated UK paperback

[post updated 9/30/25]

Posted on January 11, 2025September 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, darcy, eclipse paperback, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, juian paul, lion paperback, nude, russell grayLeave a comment on The Lustful Ape x 3

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Brian Moore

1956 Gold Medal paperback original, set in Paris

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bernard mara, brian moore, thrillerLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

September 1946

cover art by R. Gibson Jones

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mammoth detective magazine, r. gibson jones, wade miller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 15, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

2011, CBS films

September 18, 2013

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories finest kind, HardboiledTags ben foster, jason statham, movie posterLeave a comment on 2011, CBS films

1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

published as Finally Sunday! and filmed by Francois Truffaut as Confidentially Yours

September 18, 2013

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, noirLeave a comment on 1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Winter 1953 issue

Winter 1953 – final issue

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill erin, FBI, g-men detective magazine, richard fosterLeave a comment on Winter 1953 issue
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