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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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2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

watercolor and gouache on board, 14.875 x 12.375 in. (sight)
signed lower right

Ace Double D-469, 1960 – both covers

better image than previously posted

the flip side of this Ace Double paperback

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, rudy nappi, talmage powell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

3rd novel with Daniel Port, ex-Syndicate member

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, peter rabeLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

January 1952

cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags george allan england, h.l. parkhurst, jewel thief, short stories magazine, telephoneLeave a comment on January 1952 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Parkhurst

September 1944 Canadian issue

September 1944 Canadian issue

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, carroll john daly, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1944 Canadian issue

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, rafael desoto, richard essex, thrilling detective magazine, tommygunLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

October 1950

cover art by Charles Wood

Posted on January 12, 2025December 29, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.a. caffrey, charles wood, short stories magazine, train fiction, william l. rohdeLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Charles Wood

January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

January 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 11, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags albert drake, bruno fischer, detective tales magazine, francis k. allan, g.t. fleming-robertsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

September 1946

cover art by R. Gibson Jones

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mammoth detective magazine, r. gibson jones, wade miller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue ~ cover art by R. Gibson Jones

July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

July 15, 1939

cover art by Emmett Watson

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, emmett watson, flynn's, judson p. philipsLeave a comment on July 15, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Emmett Watson

Winter 1953 issue

Winter 1953 – final issue

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bill erin, FBI, g-men detective magazine, richard fosterLeave a comment on Winter 1953 issue

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