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Category: paperback

1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

John Floherty Jr. (American, 1907-1977)
mixed media on board, 21 x 14-1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm)

1958 Pyramid reissue

1957 Mystery House hardcover

Posted on May 19, 2026May 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, original art, paperback, pulpTags john floherty jr, mystery house hardcover, peter held, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid reissue – cover art by John Floherty

1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1958 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, harry barton, samuel a. krasney, showgirl, stockingLeave a comment on 1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1953 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Marvin Albert

1953 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags albert conroy, gold medal paperback, marvin albert, showgirlLeave a comment on 1953 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Graphic Paperback original – cover art by Walter Popp

1957 Graphic Paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

January 25, 2014

Posted on May 18, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags showgirl, graphic paperback, hal brahamLeave a comment on 1957 Graphic Paperback original – cover art by Walter Popp

1963 Monarch paperback original

1963 Monarch paperback original

covert art by Lou Marchetti

January 24, 2014

Posted on May 17, 2026May 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cemetery, lou marchetti, monarch paperback, richard demingLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original

1968 Pocket mass market, 1st print

1968 Pocket mass market, 1st print

cover art by Roger Kastel

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2026May 8, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags abel mann, international intrigue, pocket paperback, roger kastel, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1968 Pocket mass market, 1st print

DIRTY RUSHKIES!!

1977 Tandem reissue

1977 Ballantine edition

Posted on May 15, 2026May 1, 2026Categories paperback, true crimeTags ballantine paperback, david lewis, espionage, honey trap, tandem paperbackLeave a comment on DIRTY RUSHKIES!!

The Silver Tombstone x 3

1945 Rinehart hardcover

1948 Signet reissue – cover art by Robert Jonas

1959 Signet reissue with slight title change

cover art by Jerry Allison

Posted on May 10, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags dagger, jerry allison, rinehart hardcover, robert jonas, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Silver Tombstone x 3

The Wailing Frail x 4

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

all cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

10th with private eye Shell Scott

British reprint

later 50s reprint

1960 reprint – 4th edition

Posted on May 10, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on The Wailing Frail x 4

The Goldfish Murders x 2

1950 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Frederic Varady

1958 Red Seal UK reissue

Posted on May 8, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags frederick varady, gold medal paperback, police procedural, red seal paperback, will mitchellLeave a comment on The Goldfish Murders x 2

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