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Category: paperback

1951 Dell reissue – cover art by Rafael De Soto

pseudonym of Heidi Huberta Freybe Loewengard

1950 Random House hardcover

1951 Dell reissue

cover art by Rafael De Soto

May 31, 2014

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, martha albrand, rafael desoto, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951 Dell reissue – cover art by Rafael De Soto

1957 Ace Double paperback original

1957 Ace Double paperback original

better image than previously posted

cover art attributed to both Rudy Nappi and Harry Bennett

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, harry giddings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1957 Ace Double paperback original

1958 Signet reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1958 Signet reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

November 15, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, mickey spillane, mike hammer, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1958 Signet reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1950 Bantam reissue

1950 Bantam reissue

cover art by Bob Fink

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 30, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpLeave a comment on 1950 Bantam reissue

1947 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1947 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

better image than previously posted

map by Ruth Belew

Posted on July 29, 2025July 13, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, dell mapback, gerald gregg, ruth belewLeave a comment on 1947 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1945 Pocket reissue

1945 Pocket reissue

the book where Lord Peter Wimsey meets mystery writer Harriet Vane and falls in love

November 01, 2013

Posted on July 29, 2025July 13, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags dorothy l. sayers, golden age mystery, harriet vane, lord peter wimsey, poison, skull and crossbonesLeave a comment on 1945 Pocket reissue

1954 Popular Library edition

1954 Popular Library edition

rear cover

Posted on July 29, 2025July 13, 2025Categories paperback, pulpTags cad, jack willard, noir, popular libraryLeave a comment on 1954 Popular Library edition

1954 Lion paperback original – cover art by George Geygan

1954 Lion paperback original

cover art by George Geygan

1962 Lancer “2 for 1” reissue – top half of front cover of paperback

Posted on July 29, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, day keene, george geygan, lancer paperback, lion paperback, noirLeave a comment on 1954 Lion paperback original – cover art by George Geygan

1963 Penguin reissue

1963 Penguin reissue

October 30, 2013

Posted on July 27, 2025July 13, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, inspector maigret, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1963 Penguin reissue

1964 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1963 Dodd Torquil hardcover

1964 Dell reissue
cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 27, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1964 Dell reissue – cover art by Robert McGinnis

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