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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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November 1941 issue

November 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl rathjen, g.t. fleming-roberts, new detective magazine, o.b. myers, ray p. shotwell, tommygun, william r. coxLeave a comment on November 1941 issue

1936 Lippincott hardcover

1936 Lippincott hardcover

“First Edition. ‘New York bibliophile visits the back room of Sewell’s Bookstore one evening and death strikes him down. The police arrive and discover that there is a book worth $100,000 missing.’ Uncommon bibliomystery.”

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories hardcover, mystery, pulpTags bibliomystery, bookshop, carolyn wells, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on 1936 Lippincott hardcover

January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

January 1935

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024May 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, james p. olsen, johnston mcculley, robert h. rohde, rudolph zirm, thrilling detective magazine, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on January 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1933

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on May 12, 2024May 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, ed lybeck, fire escape, james h.s. moynahan, rafael desoto, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1933 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935 issue

May 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 12, 2024April 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anthony field, e.h. price, margie harris, new detective magazine, weed dicksonLeave a comment on May 1935 issue

March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/8/25)

Posted on May 12, 2024May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dime detective magazine, john d. macdonald, norman saunders, sniper, t.t. flynn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dentist, donald clough cameron, frank johnson, nurse, rafael desoto, skull, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1942

cover art by Milton Luros

[image updated 6/19/24]

Posted on May 11, 2024June 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags milton luros, operating room, silencer, thrilling detective magazine, victor gunnLeave a comment on December 1942 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

Fall 1949 issue

Fall 1949

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, c.s. montanye, g. wayman jones, medical fiction, nurse, scalpelLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue

September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1940

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, mad scientist, norbert davis, nurse, rafael desoto, scalpel, wilbur s. peacock, william r. coxLeave a comment on September 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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