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Category: crime fiction

reissues of Woolrich classics from Centipede Press

Woolrich classics from Centipede Press

Posted on December 17, 2024December 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, mystery, pulpTags centipede hardcover, cornell woolrich, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment on reissues of Woolrich classics from Centipede Press

1952 Popular Library paperback ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

1952 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by A. Leslie Ross

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags blackmail, dame, femme fatale, popular library, verne chute, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Popular Library paperback ~ cover art by A. Leslie Ross

February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Wilson

February 1930

cover art by Arthur Wilson

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arthur wilson, bullet holes, gangster stories magazine, gun moll, rackateer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1930 issue ~ cover art by Arthur Wilson

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, kidnapping, private detective stories, taxi, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in., not signed

November 1939 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dameron

October 1931

cover art by Charles Dameron

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags charles dameron, dame, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, perry paul, stuart palmer, theodore orchards, tommygunLeave a comment on October 1931 issue ~ cover art by Charles Dameron

February 1949 issue

February 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dan gordon, detective tales magazine, donn mullally, john d. macdonald, john spain, kidnapping, richard wormser, taxi, william campbell gaultLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

February 1946 issue

February 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 15, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags curtiss t. gardner, m.d. orr, mirror, pearl necklace, popular detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, lugar, nazi spy, private detective stories, roger torrey, telephone operator, WWII fictionLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on December 14, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, burt sims, samuel cherry, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

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