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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

August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, grim reaper, owl, rudolph belarski, skull, todd downingLeave a comment on August 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 27, 1929 issue

April 27, 1929

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags bank heist, cherry wilson, finest kind, howard e. morgan, howard j. perry, max brand, western story magazineLeave a comment on April 27, 1929 issue

November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1933

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags black bat detective mysteries, john a. coughlin, six gunLeave a comment on November 1933 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, grim reaper, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on May 5, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags bathtub, h.j. ward, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

December 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

December 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags m.v. heberden, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 5, 2024June 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. fair, axe, bertha cool, detective novel magazine, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 5, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, mirror, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on May 5, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, jack kofoed, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william campbell gault, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on October 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1946

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rowboat, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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