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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: crime fiction

cover art by James Meese

1952 Popular Library

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags james meese, octavus roy cohen, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by James Meese

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

January 1939

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective short stories magazine, j.w. scott, leo stalnaker, omar gwinnLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Scott

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

pseudonym of Cleve F. Adams

1943 Dutton hardcover, this the later, 1949, Popular Library softcover

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024May 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cleve f. adams, john spain, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy, aka Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, hoods, lionel whiteLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

MGM, 1946

The Postman Always Rings Twice (MGM, 1946). Folded, Very Fine. Insert (14″ X 36″).
Starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, and Jeff York. Directed by Tay Garnett.

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags james m. cain, john garfield, lana turner, movie poster, postman always rings twice, tay garnettLeave a comment on MGM, 1946

September 1943 issue

September 1943

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, gideon fell, john dickson carr, john j. malone, skeleton, tux, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on September 1943 issue

October 1955 issue

October 1955

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Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dame, john d. macdonald, justice digest, richard matheson, shoulder holster, william r. coxLeave a comment on October 1955 issue

March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, robert a. garron, showgirl, spicy detective magazine1 Comment on March 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, bound, charles s. stong, milton lowe, staircase, winter olympicsLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

March 1940

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 12, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags flashlight, modest stein, mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

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