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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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June 30, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Schlaikjer

June 30, 1925

cover art by J.W. Schlaikjer

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 15, 2026August 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, derringer, dude, J.W. Schlaikjer, riverboatLeave a comment on June 30, 1925 issue ~ cover art by J.W. Schlaikjer

December 30, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

December 30, 1925

cover art by H.C. Murphy

Posted on August 15, 2026August 3, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, finest kind, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, war fictionTags adventure magazine, h.c. murphy, sharkLeave a comment on December 30, 1925 issue ~ cover art by H.C. Murphy

The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1957 Doubleday hardcover

1959 Dell reissue

cover art by William Teodecki

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags crime club selection, dame, dell paperback, doubleday hardcover, george malcolm-smith, william teodeckiLeave a comment on The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1964, no. 13

1964, no. 13

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on 1964, no. 13

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

January 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, lingerie, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

November 1935

cover art by Dalton Stevens

September 23, 2016

Posted on August 8, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dalton stevens, master detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1925 issue ~ cover art by Paul Strayer

April 1925

cover art by Paul Strayer

Posted on August 2, 2026July 9, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags arthur guy empey, moumties, paul strayer, railroad fiction, RCMP, triple-x magazineLeave a comment on April 1925 issue ~ cover art by Paul Strayer

June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Harold Winfield Scott

June 1945

cover art by Harold Winfield Scott

Posted on August 2, 2026July 9, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags harold winfield scott, speed western stories, staircase, t.w. fordLeave a comment on June 1945 issue ~ cover art by Harold Winfield Scott

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1956 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1959 Pyramid paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 31, 2026July 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags holly roth, pyramid paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1959 Avon paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

1959 Digit edition from the UK

Posted on July 31, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dan marlowe, digit paperbackLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

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