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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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July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reapertux, ray cummings, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery magazine, top hat, wayne rogersLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1945 issue

June 1945

cover art attributed to Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, blowtorch, day keene, detective tales magazine, ernest chiriacka, francis k. allan, john corbett, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on June 1945 issue

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.

July 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags arson, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1946 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1940 Harcourt Brace

this the later 1946 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

November 26, 2013

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, lawrence g. blochman, queen of spadesLeave a comment on 1946 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

September 1939

cover art by Virgil Finlay

in addition to Poe, this issue includes “Cool Air” by H. P. Lovecraft

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags edgar allan poe, h.p. lovecraft, raven, virgil finlay, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by Virgil Finlay

1949 Popular Library reissue – covert art by Rudolph Belarski

1935 Hartney publication, 1949 Popular Library reissue

covert art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags popular library, q. patrick, rudolph belarski, vultureLeave a comment on 1949 Popular Library reissue – covert art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1937 issue

October 1937

cover art attributed to Delos Palmer

Posted on November 8, 2025November 2, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags chained, curtis blount, delos palmer, shackled, spicy mystery stories, spiderLeave a comment on October 1937 issue

1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

1956 Lippencott hardcover, 1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover the UK

dust jacket art by Jurvis

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories hardcover, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags fingerprint, hodder & stoughton, miss silver, patricia wentworthLeave a comment on 1959 Hodder & Stoughton hardcover

August 1953 issue

August 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags craig rice, donald hamilton, ed mcbain, evan hunter, fredric brown, james m. cain, manhunt detective story monthly, richard ellingtonLeave a comment on August 1953 issue

December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

December 1943

cover art by Gloria Stoll

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags d.l. champion, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, gloria stoll, jack bradley, lipstick, monocle, nazi spy, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on December 1943 issue ~ cover art by Gloria Stoll

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