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Category: paperback

1953 Signet reissue – cover art by George T. Erickson

1952 Dutton hardcover, this the 1953 Signet softcover

his third book with Neal Cotten

cover art by George T. Erickson

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags george ericksson, sam s. taylor, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Signet reissue – cover art by George T. Erickson

1950 Popular Library reissue

1936 Simon & Schuster hardcover

1950 Popular Library reissue

cover art attributed to Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

made into a movie in 1940 from MGM, Strange Cargo,starring Clark Gable and Joan Crawford

Posted on June 27, 2025June 6, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, paperback, pulpTags popular library, richard sale, south seas fictionLeave a comment on 1950 Popular Library reissue

1951 Signet reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1951 Signet reissue

cover art by Lu Kimmel

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bullet hole, cleve f. adams, lu kimmel, private eye, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Signet reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1954 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1948 Doubleday hardcover in the US, 1949 Hodder and Stoughton hardcover from the UK, a collection of Simon Templar short stories

1954 Avon reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

October 25, 2013

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories anthology, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, leslie charteris, ray johnson, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1954 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1958 Pyramid paperback – cover art by Harry Schaare

1958 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

3rd with private eye Honey West

Posted on June 26, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags g.g. fickling, harry schaare, honey west, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid paperback – cover art by Harry Schaare

1956 Dell paperback original

1956 Dell paperback original

cover art by Walter Brooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, harold r. daniels, hooker, mirror, walter brooksLeave a comment on 1956 Dell paperback original

1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 24, 2025June 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bob thomas, dell paperback, hollywood fiction, lurid, robert mcginnis, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1948 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1946 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

map by Ruth Belew

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2025May 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, gerald gregg, hollywood fiction, richard sale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1948 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

A.A. Marcus x 2

published by McKay in 1948 as The Widow Gay

reprinted by Graphic in 1953 as Post-Mark Homicide

better image than previously posted

1`950 Harlequin reissue with original title

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. marcus, graphic paperback, harlequin paperbackLeave a comment on A.A. Marcus x 2

1962 Perma Books paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett


1962 Perma Books paperback original

cover art by Harry Bennett

his 4th of 5 with Tampa private eye Ed Rivers

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 23, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carnival, harry bennett, perma paperback, private eye, talmage powellLeave a comment on 1962 Perma Books paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett

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