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Category: crime fiction

1962 Great Pan reissue – cover art by Harry Sheldon

1953 Morrow hardcover

1962 Great Pan reissue – cover art by Harry Sheldon

44th Perry Mason novel

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, great pan, harry sheldon, perry masonLeave a comment on 1962 Great Pan reissue – cover art by Harry Sheldon

1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Maurice Thomas

1952 Pocket

cover art by Maurice Thomas

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, maurice thomasLeave a comment on 1952 Pocket reissue – cover art by Maurice Thomas

1959 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Lu Kimmel

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, lu kimmel, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

November 1944 issue

November 1944

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, bullet hole, laurence donovan, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

1956 Bantam paperback

1954 Random House hardcover

1956 Bantam reissue

better image than previously posted

2nd with NYC newspaper columnist Bart Harden

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, bantam paperback, broadway fiction, david alexander, journalism fictionLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam paperback

1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Art Sussman

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by A.H.(Art) Sussman

better image than previously posted

pseudonym of E. Howard Hunt, CIA operative, pulp novelist and Watergate handler

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags art sussman, dell paperback, e. howard hunt, robert dietrichLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original – cover art by Art Sussman

1955 Signet reissue – cover art by Clark Hulings

1955 Signet

cover art by Clark Hulings

November 20, 2013

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clark hulings, french fiction, georges simenon, police procedural, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1955 Signet reissue – cover art by Clark Hulings

November 1938 issue

November 1938

cover art by J.W. Scott

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags chained, edward s. ronns, fiend, j.w. scott, red circle, shackled, star detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on November 1938 issue

1951 Bantam reissue

1951 Bantam

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, bantam paperback, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on 1951 Bantam reissue

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

May 1937

cover art by Alvin Pearson

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorizedTags alvin pearson, mystery adventures magazineLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Alvin Pearson

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