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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: June 15, 2025

The Follower x 2

1950 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later 1953 Dell paperback reissue

stand-alone mystery

cover art by George Geygan

better image than previously posted

1962 Four Square UK edition

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, four square paperback, patrick quentin, smokingLeave a comment on The Follower x 2

August 1948 issue

August 1948

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mysteryTags ben hecht, ellery queen's mystery magazine, fredric brown, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on August 1948 issue

February 1941 issue

February 1941

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags feature detective casesLeave a comment on February 1941 issue

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, mike avallone, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

‘Jonathan Craig’ was a pseudonym of Frank E. Smith’s

cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police procedural, stanley zuckerbergLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1941

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cocktail, crime detective magazine, samuel cherryLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

1961 Ace paperback original

pseudonym of Leonard Lupton

1961 Ace paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, chester warwickLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original

September 1938 issue

September 1938

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact casesLeave a comment on September 1938 issue

1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Bernard Barton

1958 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Bernard Barton

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bernard barton, j. harvey bondLeave a comment on 1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Bernard Barton

1961 Belmont paperback – cover art by Paul Rader

1961 Belmont paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1st in his series with Matt Rudd, vice detective in a corrupt and violent Southern California city

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags belmont paperback, paul rader, richard demingLeave a comment on 1961 Belmont paperback – cover art by Paul Rader
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