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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

January 1951 issue

January 1951

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction magazine, john d. macdonaldLeave a comment on January 1951 issue

1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

1948 McKay release in the US, this the later McFadden softcover

released in Australia as Invincible, as by Edward Ronns

cover art by Jerry Podwil

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edward s. aarons, jerry podwil, mcfadden paperback, smokingLeave a comment on 1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

November 1943 issue

November 1943

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, startling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1943 issue

1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1950 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by C.C.Beall

November 18, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, c.c. beall, dame, femme fatale, garter, gold medal paperback, stockingsLeave a comment on 1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1953 Lion paperback original

1953 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, lingerie, lion paperback, richard mathesonLeave a comment on 1953 Lion paperback original

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

1953 Harborough hardcover

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, uncategorizedTags dame, graveyard, harborough paperback, michael storme, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 1967 Adult Books paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags adult books paperback, dagger, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, sleazeLeave a comment on November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

1950 Quality comic

cover art by Will Eisner

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime comic, HardboiledTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, the spirit, will eisnerLeave a comment on 1950 Quality comic – cover art by Will Eisner

Where’s There a Way…

1940 Farrar & Rinehart hardcover

1946 Avon reprint

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

8th in the Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin series

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags archie goodwin, avon paperback, dame, darcy, ernest chiriacka, nero wolfe, rex stoutLeave a comment on Where’s There a Way…

1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

1956 Simon & Schuster hardcover

1958 Dell reissue

cover art by Victor Kalin

6th with attorney/sleuth Scott Jordan

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, hal masur, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1958 Dell reissue – cover art by Victor Kalin

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