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Category: crime fiction

1951 Popular Library paperback original


1951 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

collection of short stories

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulp, short story collectionTags hugh wiley, pearl necklace, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1951 Popular Library paperback original

February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

February 1932

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clues detective stories, madeleine sharps buchanan, tommygunLeave a comment on February 1932 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

1952 Signet reissue – cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

1951 Crown hardcover

1952 Signet reissue

cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags george sklar, juvenile delinquent, signet paperback, stanley meltzoffLeave a comment on 1952 Signet reissue – cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

October 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

October 1928

cover art by Andrew Bensen

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, edward ware, moll, r.h. hart, real detective tales and mystery stories, sawed off shotgun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

September 10, 1922

cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

Posted on May 19, 2026May 2, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, maxwell smith, people's story magazineLeave a comment on September 10, 1922 issue ~ cover art by Edgar Franklin Wittmack

1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

John Floherty Jr. (American, 1907-1977)
mixed media on board, 21 x 14-1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm)

1958 Pyramid reissue

1957 Mystery House hardcover

Posted on May 19, 2026May 11, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fiction, hardcover, original artTags john floherty jr, mystery house hardcover, peter held, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

September 1957

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on May 18, 2026May 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, dagger, dick shelton, manhunt digest, sherry la verne, showgirlLeave a comment on September 1957 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1946

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags allen anderson, hollywood detective magazine, robert leslie bellem, showgirlLeave a comment on July 1946 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1958 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 8, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags showgirl, stocking, harry barton, ace double paperback, samuel a. krasneyLeave a comment on 1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1953 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Marvin Albert

1953 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags albert conroy, gold medal paperback, marvin albert, showgirlLeave a comment on 1953 Gold Medal paperback original

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