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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 17, 2026

Run for Your Life/Kill-Box

1946 Crown hardcover

1948 Handi-Book reissue

pseudonym of Lawrence Lariar

this is the 1954 Ace paperback reissue, retitled.

Posted on January 17, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, crown hardcover, handi-book paperback, lawrence lariar, michael starkLeave a comment on Run for Your Life/Kill-Box

1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

non-series, often said to be his best novel

November 29, 2013

Posted on January 17, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin
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