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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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Category: paperback

Zola x 3

1955 Bantam edition

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1958 Bestseller Library edition

1959 WDL edition

cover art by Edgar Hodges

Posted on June 16, 2025June 4, 2025Categories british pulp, historical fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, bestseller library paperback, edgar hodges, emile zola, WDL paperbackLeave a comment on Zola x 3

1951 White Circle reissue – cover art by John Fernie

1951 White Circle reissue

cover art by John Fernie

Posted on June 16, 2025May 22, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags john and emery bonett, LPs, white circle paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 White Circle reissue – cover art by John Fernie

The Follower x 2

1950 Simon & Schuster hardcover, this the later 1953 Dell paperback reissue

stand-alone mystery

cover art by George Geygan

better image than previously posted

1962 Four Square UK edition

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, four square paperback, patrick quentin, smokingLeave a comment on The Follower x 2

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, mike avallone, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

‘Jonathan Craig’ was a pseudonym of Frank E. Smith’s

cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police procedural, stanley zuckerbergLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Stanley Zuckerberg

1961 Ace paperback original

pseudonym of Leonard Lupton

1961 Ace paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, chester warwickLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original

1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Bernard Barton

1958 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Bernard Barton

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bernard barton, j. harvey bondLeave a comment on 1958 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Bernard Barton

1961 Belmont paperback – cover art by Paul Rader

1961 Belmont paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1st in his series with Matt Rudd, vice detective in a corrupt and violent Southern California city

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags belmont paperback, paul rader, richard demingLeave a comment on 1961 Belmont paperback – cover art by Paul Rader

Tickets for Death x 3

1950 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert Stanley

1958 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert Stanley

better image than previously posted

1964 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 14, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, flashbulb, mike shayne, robert mcginnis, robert stanleyLeave a comment on Tickets for Death x 3

Mistress on a Deathbed x 2

1952 Falcon paperback original

cover art by George Gross

1954 Phantom reissue in Australia

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 13, 2025May 22, 2025Categories australian pulp, Hardboiled, original art, paperbackTags dame, falcon paperback, george gross, norman a. daniels, phantom paperbackLeave a comment on Mistress on a Deathbed x 2

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