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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

1957 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1957 Dell paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

3rd Florida with private eye Brad Dolan

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, victor kalin, william fullerLeave a comment on 1957 Dell paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1953 Lion paperback original – cover art by Julian Paul

cover art by Julian Paul
1953 Lion paperback original
oil on board, 24 x 17.5 in.

1955 Horwitz edition from Australia

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags gene paul, horwitz paperback, julian paul, lion paperback, oil on boardLeave a comment on 1953 Lion paperback original – cover art by Julian Paul

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art attributed to Barye Phillips

his 7th novel, solid noir

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, david goodis, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, noir, smokingLeave a comment on 1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1965 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Brazilian edition

cover art by Ronaldo Graça

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brazilian pulp, chester drum, gold medal paperback, paris fiction, spy, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1965 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

February 1946 issue

February 1946

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags current detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1946 issue

1946 Avon digest

1946 Avon original

Murder Mystery Monthly digest softcover

second of three novels with Hannah Van Doren

November 07, 2013

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags avon digest, dwight v. babcock, murder mystery monthlyLeave a comment on 1946 Avon digest

1963 Dell paperback orignal

1963 Dell paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, johnny liddell, private eye, ron lesserLeave a comment on 1963 Dell paperback orignal

1952 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

two G.I.s plan to take over the black market in post-WWII Manila

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, benjamin appel, blackmarket, gold medal paperback, military fictionLeave a comment on 1952 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Barye Phillips

1961 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1961 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

8th with private eye Honey West

October 03, 2013

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags g.g. fickling, honey west, private eye, robert maguire, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1961 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

February 1951 issue

February 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags daniel winters, new detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

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