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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: espionage fiction

1964 Finnish edition

Donald Hamilton’s The Removers

December 06, 2013

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags assassin, donald hamilton, finnish pulp, lugar, matt helmLeave a comment on 1964 Finnish edition

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

November 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 9, 2026February 23, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, counterfeiting, dale clark, john s. endicott, milton luros, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

August 1936

cover art by David Berger

Posted on February 28, 2026February 15, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulpTags brant house, david berger, frederick c. davis, ghoul, secret agent x detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by David Berger

March 1943 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

March 1943

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 24, 2026January 17, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags baffling detective fact cases, blueprints, cornell woolrich, j. george janes, richard foster, richard sale, spy fiction, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1943 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

March 1936

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on January 19, 2026January 14, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dagger, frederick c. davis, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, venetian blinds, william f. soareLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

A Night for Treason x 2

1956 Mystery House publication, this the later 1957 Ace paperback

cover art by Verne Tossey

1958 Phantom reissue in Australia

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories australian pulp, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, john jakes, lugar, phantom paperback, spy fiction, verne tosseyLeave a comment on A Night for Treason x 2

The Prisoner

Patrick McGoohan as #6 in “The Prisoner”

“The series was first broadcast in Canada beginning on 5 September 1967, in the UK on 29 September 1967, and in the United States on 1 June 1968.“

Can be seen as a continuation of “Danger Man” (re-titled “Secret Agent Man” in the US)

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories espionage fiction, TVTags patrick mcgoohan, spy fiction, the prisonerLeave a comment on The Prisoner

The Spy Who Loved Me

image

opening sequence to the theme song and title credits

Posted on January 13, 2026January 6, 2026Categories espionage fictionTags 007, james bond, lugar, spy fictionLeave a comment on The Spy Who Loved Me

June 1942 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

June 1942

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 10, 2026January 5, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, dagger, gypsy rose lee, h.j. ward, sharkLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

11th with Chester Drum, private eye

November 29, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, cold war fiction, gold medal paperback, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

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