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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: September 12, 2025

The Wind-Up Doll x 2

1963 Horowitz paperback original release in Australia

1964 Signet paperback original in the US – cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carter brown, hollywood fiction, horwitz paperback, robert mcginnis, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Wind-Up Doll x 2

Playing with Fire!

dirtyriver

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, matchbook, skullLeave a comment on Playing with Fire!

1954 Avon paperback original

1954 Avon

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags avon paperback, call girl, crime syndicate, dame, lucky lucianoLeave a comment on 1954 Avon paperback original

cover art by Darcy

original artwork by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1961 Beacon paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, darcy, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, gouache on board, lurid, marco vilettiLeave a comment on cover art by Darcy

June 1950 issue

June 1950

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags blackmail, boxing, hazel brooks, keen magazineLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

1985 Corgi reissue

November 20, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags corgi paperback, james hadley chase, lingerie, pulp illustration, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1985 Corgi reissue

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Rudy Nappi

cover art by Rudy Nappi

1962 Midwood paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con game, dame, midwood paperback, rudy nappi, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Rudy Nappi

1959 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1959 Monarch paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags femme fatale, gil brewer, monarch paperback, robert maguire, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1959 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

aka Lawrence Block and Hal Dresner

1961 Bedside paperback original

cover art by Harold W. McCauley

November 16, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags bedside paperback, don holliday, erotica, hal dresner, harold w. mccauley, lawrence blockLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block and Hal Dresner
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