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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

1951 Graphic reissue

Cornell Woolrich writing as William Irish

Somebody on the Phone, 1950 Lippincott hardcover

this the 1951 Graphic paperback reissued with a new title

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 13, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cornell woolrich, graphic paperback, william irishLeave a comment on 1951 Graphic reissue

1952 Arrow paperback

Crime novel by Pierre Boileau & Thomas Narcejac published in paperback by Arrow. Originally published in the UK as The Woman Who Was in 1954 and two years before in Paris as Celle Qui N’Etais Plus. Made into the classic film Les Diaboliques

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags arrow paperback, les diaboliques, pierre boileau, thomas narcejacLeave a comment on 1952 Arrow paperback

The Lustful Ape x 3

1950 Lion paperback original

pen name of Bruno Fischer

cover art by Julian Paul

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

undated UK paperback

[post updated 9/30/25]

Posted on January 11, 2025September 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, darcy, eclipse paperback, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, juian paul, lion paperback, nude, russell grayLeave a comment on The Lustful Ape x 3

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Brian Moore

1956 Gold Medal paperback original, set in Paris

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bernard mara, brian moore, thrillerLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original

1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

published as Finally Sunday! and filmed by Francois Truffaut as Confidentially Yours

September 18, 2013

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, noirLeave a comment on 1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

joint pseudonym of Charles Nutt and John Tomerlin, the only book they did together

Posted on January 10, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles nutt, gold medal paperback, john tomerlin, keith grantlandLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 10, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, dell paperback, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1961 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

November 1960 Pocket paperback

November 1960 Pocket paperback reissue, fifth printing

cover art by Charles Binger?

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 10, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags courtroom, erle stanley gardner, perry mason, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on November 1960 Pocket paperback

1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1955 Simon and Schuster hardcover, this the 1959 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

2nd book with NYPD Lt. Timothy Trant

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, patrick quentin, police procedural, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1959 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1955 Bantam reissue

1955 Bantam reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 8, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, dame, femme fatale, robert martinLeave a comment on 1955 Bantam reissue

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