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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: October 20, 2025

The Body in the Bed x 3

1948 Harper & Row hardcover

first with private eye Barr Breed

1949 Signet reissue

better image than previously posted

1955 Signet reissue

1964 Signet reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Posted on October 20, 2025October 12, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bill s. ballinger, mitchell hooks, private eye, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Body in the Bed x 3
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