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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: Hardboiled

1990 Norton hardcover

Walter Mosley’s debut, Devil in a Blue Dress

first in the long-running Easy Rawlins series set in Los Angeles

1990 Norton hardcover

cover illustration by John Jinks

October 11, 2013

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags dame, easy rawlins, john jinks, la fiction, norton hardcover, private eye, walter mosleyLeave a comment on 1990 Norton hardcover

Dames, Danger, Death

1960 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

private eye short story anthology

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, harry schaare, leo margulies, mike shayne, peter chambers, private eye, shell scottLeave a comment on Dames, Danger, Death

February 1953 issue

February 1953

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags headquarters detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on February 1953 issue

February 1951 issue

February 1951

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, smokingLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

same dame

August 1954 issue of Police Cases

October 1956 issue

Posted on July 5, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, detective cases magazine, police files magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on same dame

Five Alarm Funeral x 3

1942 Putnam hardcover

1944 Handi-Book digest

1955 Dell reissue

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

1961 Ace Double reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, arson, dell paperback, griffith foxley, handi-book paperback, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Five Alarm Funeral x 3

1956 Signet reissue

1956 Signet reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags earle basinsky, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Signet reissue

October 1939 issue

October 1939

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags crime detective magazine, hollywoodLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alice tilton, detective novel magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on January 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947 issue

August 1947

Posted on July 3, 2025June 7, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags human detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on August 1947 issue

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