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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 1959 Cardinal paperback

November 1959 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing

cover art by Charles Binger

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 12, 2024May 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, perry masonLeave a comment on November 1959 Cardinal paperback

1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1949 Popular Library

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024August 5, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags bound, dagger, helen reilly, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

April 1932

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags anatole feldman, dame, e.e. murton, femme fatale, gun molls magazine, hector gavin grey, stockings, stuart palmerLeave a comment on April 1932 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

The Four of Hearts x 2

1953 Avon reissue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

1958 Avon reissue

cover art by William Rose

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 23, 2024Categories finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, bound, dame, ellery queen, gagged, norman saunders, smoking, william roseLeave a comment on The Four of Hearts x 2

December 1935 issue

December 1935

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, feds, g-men magazine, propagandaLeave a comment on December 1935 issue

June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

June 1939

cover art by Modest Stein

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carl clausen, circus, detective story magazine, modest stein, trapeze, walter rippergerLeave a comment on June 1939 issue ~ cover art by Modest Stein

August 30, 1930 issue

August 30, 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2024August 31, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, harold de polo, j. allan dunn, madeleine sharps buchanan, murray leinster, robert h. rohde, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on August 30, 1930 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

pseudonym of Charles Fulton Oursler

published by Covici, 1932, as About the Murder of a Circus Queen

published as The Murder of the Circus Queen, 1933, in London by Collins

1948 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 10, 2024July 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags anthony abbot, circus, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective mystery novel magazine, devil, john dickson carrLeave a comment on Summer 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

July 1941

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags allen anderson, bound, garter, justin case, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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