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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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May 1947 issue

May 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski?

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, bloody fingerprints, detective novel magazine, q. patrickLeave a comment on May 1947 issue

Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Spring 1950

cover art by George Gross repurposed from Fall 1942 issue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags betty cummings, dame, detective book magazine, george gross, joe barry, john d. macdonald, john starrLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Armand Seguso

Feb 1960 Dell paperback reissue, first printing

originally published in 1956 in the UK as A Tangled Web

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024July 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags armand seguso, dell paperback, nicholas blakeLeave a comment on cover art by Armand Seguso

June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

June 1946

cover art by Arnold Kohn

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arnold kohn, lingerie, mammoth mystery magazine, mirror, ray n. wallLeave a comment on June 1946 issue ~ cover art by Arnold Kohn

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

oil on canvas, 21″ x 30″

Private Detective Stories, June 1941

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1943 issue

October 1943

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, john l. benton, norman a. danielsLeave a comment on October 1943 issue

December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

December 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 8, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags andrew holt, craig rice, dime detective magazine, fletcher flora, larry holden, mark hope, norman saunders, stewardessLeave a comment on December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

October 1945

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, albert drake, geoffrey north, nurseLeave a comment on October 1945 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

March 1946 issue

March 1946

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony wynne, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on March 1946 issue

November 10, 1945 issue ~ cover art by Benton Clark

November 10, 1945

cover art by Benton Clark

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2024February 24, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags andrew a. caffrey, benton clark, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, short stories magazineLeave a comment on November 10, 1945 issue ~ cover art by Benton Clark

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