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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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Category: canadian pulp

November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 US edition

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1948 Canadian edition

March 1951 UK edition

Posted on April 2, 2025January 3, 2026Categories british pulp, canadian pulp, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, g-men detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on November 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Wreath for a Redhead x 3

Brian Moore’s book, later disowned

1951 Harlequin paperback original

cover art by Max Ralph

released in the US as Sailor’s Leave, 1953

better image than previously posted

1965 UK edition with original title

Posted on February 26, 2025February 4, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brian moore, corgi paperback, harlequin paperback, max ralph, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on Wreath for a Redhead x 3

February 1942 Canadian issue

February 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on February 3, 2025January 28, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.v. tench, dare-devil detective stories, denis plimmerLeave a comment on February 1942 Canadian issue

December 1944 Canadian issue

December 1944 Canadian issue

made up of stories from US 1944 issues

Posted on January 22, 2025January 20, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, canadian pulp, francis k. allan, lugar, nazi spy, sabotage, thrilling detective magazine, victor m. victoroffLeave a comment on December 1944 Canadian issue

September 1944 Canadian issue

September 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, carroll john daly, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 Canadian issue

March 1944 Canadian

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, mary freels rosborough, telephone booth, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1944 Canadian issue

January 1944 Canadian issue

January 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on November 20, 2024November 12, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.p. donnel, canadian pulp, dagger, merle constiner, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1944 Canadian issue

August 1945 Canadian issue

August 1945 Canadian issue

Posted on November 10, 2024October 19, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, h.h. stinson, hollywood fiction, telegraphLeave a comment on August 1945 Canadian issue

August 1942 Canadian issue

August 1942 Canadian issue

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, c.g. tanney, canadian pulp, john lawrence, kidnap, peter paige, tommygun, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on August 1942 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, d.l. champion, dale clark, ed jenkins, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, julius long, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

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