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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: February 26, 2025

Wreath for a Redhead x 3

Brian Moore’s book, later disowned

1951 Harlequin paperback original

cover art by Max Ralph

released in the US as Sailor’s Leave, 1953

better image than previously posted

1965 UK edition with original title

Posted on February 26, 2025February 4, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brian moore, corgi paperback, harlequin paperback, max ralph, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on Wreath for a Redhead x 3

November 1952 issue

November 1952

cover art by Michael McCann

September 28, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2025February 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags detective world, michael mccannLeave a comment on November 1952 issue
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