Skip to content

SMB Noir

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!

March 2026
M T W T F S S
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  
« Feb    

For altered posts, choose the category "Updated"

Follow SMB Noir on WordPress.com

send comments to staff@seattlemystery.com

All rights to this ongoing project are reserved by the owner.

Day: March 31, 2026

1955 Signet paperback original – cover art by James Avati

cover art by James Avati

oil on board, 30.5 x 20 in.
signed with artist’s monogram lower left

1955 Signet paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2026March 27, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags james avati, lionel white, oil on board, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1955 Signet paperback original – cover art by James Avati

1965 Penguin reissue

1965 Penguin reissue

December 04, 2013

Posted on March 31, 2026March 27, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags courtroom, erle stanley gardner, penguin paperback, perry mason, tuxLeave a comment on 1965 Penguin reissue

1952 Rinehart hardcover

1952 Rinehart hardcover

a collection of short stories by Cornell Woolrich, writing as William Irish

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2026March 27, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulp, short story collectionTags cornell woolrich, rinehart hardcover, william irishLeave a comment on 1952 Rinehart hardcover

1956 Ace Double paperback original

1956 Ace Double paperback original

British sticker on a US copy

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 31, 2026March 27, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, louis trible, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original
Blog at WordPress.com.
  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • SMB Noir
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • SMB Noir
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...