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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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1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert Abbett

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2025June 20, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, james mckimmey, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert Abbett

1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Dell reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carl bobertz, dell paperback, hypodermic, jack iamsLeave a comment on 1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

1952 Lippencott hardcover, this the later Pocket softcover reissue

1st of three novels with Steve Considine

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags james meese, kidnapping, nurse, pocket paperback, robert patrick milmotLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

Tattler

date unknown

October 06, 2013

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeLeave a comment on Tattler

1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1950 Lippincott hardcover, a collection of short stories

1951 Pocket reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 21, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags handcuffs, lawrence g. blochman, medical mystery, pocket ressiue, ray johnsonLeave a comment on 1951 Pocket reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

true first of the first James Bond novel

November 08, 2013

Posted on July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, espionage fiction, government agent, hardcoverTags 007, ian fleming, james bond, jonathan cape hardcoverLeave a comment on Jonathan Cape hardcover, published April 13, 1953

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

September 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, blueprint, front page detectiveLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Burgess

February 1945

cover art by Burgess

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags spy, true detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1945 issue ~ cover art by Burgess

October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

October 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, samuel cherryLeave a comment on October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1945 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

March 1945

cover by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 13, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, fingerprints, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-roberts, henry norton, joel townsley rogers, samuel cherry, william r. cox, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1945 issue ~ cover by Samuel Cherry

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