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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

1948 Martin & Reid Publishings paperback

1948 Martin & Reid Publishings paperback

written by Mick Anglo

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags johnny dekker, martin & reid, mick anglo, private eyeLeave a comment on 1948 Martin & Reid Publishings paperback

June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, norman saunders, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

September 1938

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alley, crime busters magazine, frank gruber, graves gladney, lester dent, maxwell grant, norvell page, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1938 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

May 1956 issue

May 1956

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags fist fight, frederick c. davis, george fielding eliot, jack q. lynn, john d. macdonald, manhunt magazine, william gaultLeave a comment on May 1956 issue

One for the Road x 2

1956 Pyramid paperback original

better image than previously posted

Australian 1956 Phantom edition

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags cap, e. howard hunt, lurid, phantom paperback, pyramid paperback, robert dietrichLeave a comment on One for the Road x 2

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

Posted on November 29, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all star detective stories, oscar schisgall, roland phillips, roy w. hinds, t.t. flynn, tuxLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

1954 Dell paperback ~ cover art by George Erickson

1954 Dell paperback original

cover art by George Erickson

November 10, 2013

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david cort, dell paperback, george erickssonLeave a comment on 1954 Dell paperback ~ cover art by George Erickson

The Damned x 2

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 reissue with modified cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, gold medal paperback, john d. macdonald, noir, thrillerLeave a comment on The Damned x 2

1959 Monarch paperback original

1959 Monarch paperback original

pseudonym of Joseph Chadwick

first book under this pen name

cover art by Ray Johnson?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags john conway, monarch paperbackLeave a comment on 1959 Monarch paperback original

March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Will Hulsey

March 1960

cover art by Will Hulsey

November 28, 2013

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags christopher mace, guilty detective story magazine, john r. pederson, ray mckenzie, will hulsey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1960 issue ~ cover art by Will Hulsey

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