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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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August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024April 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, eric l. schwartz, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1951

cover art by Samuel Cherry

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on June 11, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags cleve f. adams, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, trench coatLeave a comment on June 1951 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

May 1933 issue

May 1933

third issue

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, g. wayman jones, george allan moffatt, phantom detective magazine, preston grady, voodooLeave a comment on May 1933 issue

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, c.a.m. donne, garter, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1937

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 3/22/26]

Posted on June 10, 2024March 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags bound, dagger, george bruce, jean francis webb, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, sarcophagus, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May-June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May-June 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags edith and ejler jacobson, nat schachner, rafael desoto, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, trenchcoatLeave a comment on May-June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective short stories magazine, edward s. ronns, jimmy o'brien, mummy, norman saunders, pharoah, roger torrey, sarcophagus, skeleton, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1935

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags c.k.m. scanlon, john a. saxon, mummy, museum, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, sarcophagusLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags joel townsley rogers, johanas l. bouma, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, sarcophagusLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, john l. benton, rudolph belarski, safe, william roughLeave a comment on October 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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