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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: March 19, 2026

1957 Ace paperback original

1957 Ace paperback original

December 02, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags ace double paperback, binocularsLeave a comment on 1957 Ace paperback original

November 1949 issue

November 1949

December 02, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags authentic detective cases, garter, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue

1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

1959 Dell

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, julian symons, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1959 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert Maguire

The Wench is Dead x 2

1966 Dutton hardcover

Guilt Edged Mystery selection

1957 Bantam reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, dutton hardcover, fredric brown, guilt edged mystery, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on The Wench is Dead x 2

1960 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1959 UK title Man in Motion from Cassel

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, dame, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Griffith Foxley

1952 Dutton hardcover, this the later 1953 Dell softcover

his 2nd mystery, also published as The Blood-stained Bokhara

cover art by Griffith Foxley

November 28, 2013

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, griffith foxley, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on 1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Griffith Foxley

January 1953 issue

January 1953 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, crime fiction, digestTags ross macdonald, frank kane, william irish, richard s. prather, mickey spillane, kenneth millar, manhunt detective story monthlyLeave a comment on January 1953 issue
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