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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: maritime fiction

Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Spring 1940

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 16, 2025May 10, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, kerry roberts, rudolph zirm, thrilling spy storiesLeave a comment on Spring 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

May 10, 1943

cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

Posted on April 27, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags edgar franklin wittmack, james norman, peter paige, richard worthington, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, wanted posterLeave a comment on May 10, 1943 issue ~ cover art by E. Franklin Wittmack

December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 30, 1939

cover by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 7, 2025March 15, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags allan vaughan elston, argosy magazine, eustace l. adams, frank richardson pierce, louis c. goldsmith, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1962 Dell paperback – cover art by Mort Engel

1962 Dell paperback original

cover art by Mort Engel

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 20, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, frank kane, mort engel, yachtLeave a comment on 1962 Dell paperback – cover art by Mort Engel

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy?

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags day keene, gold medal paperback, south seasLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

August 22, 1925 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

August 22, 1925

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on January 24, 2025January 20, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags charles w. tyler, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 22, 1925 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025December 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, maritime fiction, pulp, true crime, updatedTags american detective fact cases, dagger, delos palmerLeave a comment on May 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

Orbik x 2

cover art by Glen Orbik

notice the cover of her paperback – – –

August 18, 2013

Posted on January 7, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, maritime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beach, bikini, glen orbik, hard case crime, john lange, michael crichtonLeave a comment on Orbik x 2

August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

August 19, 1933

cover art by Paul Stahr

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, george f. worts, paul stahr, south seasLeave a comment on August 19, 1933 issue ~ cover art by Paul Stahr

April 1943 issue – final issue

April 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 23, 2024November 12, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags 10 story mystery magazine, bruno fischer, philip ketchum, pirate, ray cummings, robert sneddon, skeleton, swordLeave a comment on April 1943 issue – final issue

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