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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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

1960 Popular Library paperback original

1960 Popular Library paperback original, second of two books with Johnny Amsterdam
Michael Lawrence was one of the pseudonyms used by Lawrence Lariar

cover art attributed to Ted CoConis

Posted on January 7, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags lawrence lariar, michael lawrence, popular library, private eye, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on 1960 Popular Library paperback original

1953 Signet reissue ~ cover art by James Meese

1953 Signet

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags james meese, john bartlow martin, line-up, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Signet reissue ~ cover art by James Meese

1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1959 Avon paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on January 4, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, darcy, ernest chiriacka, ovid demarisLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

May 1965 Pocket paperback original

May 1965 Pocket paperback original, first printing

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on May 1965 Pocket paperback original

May 1961 Dell paperback

May 1961 Dell paperback reprint, first printing

cover art by Victory Kalin

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, grave, manning lee stokes, shovel, victor kalinLeave a comment on May 1961 Dell paperback

2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

2013 Hard Case

cover art by Gregory Machness

originally published in 1969 by World

August 13, 2013

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, gregory machness, hard case crime, john lange, michael crichton, smokingLeave a comment on 2013 Hard Case reissue ~ cover art by Gregory Machness

1959 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

watercolor and gouache on board

1959 Dell paperback original

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, darcy, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, gambling fiction, james mckimmey, rouletteLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback ~ cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1957 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Roy Lance

1957 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Roy Lance

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, graphic paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1957 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Roy Lance

1956 Lion reissue ~ cover art by Charles Copeland

1956 Lion reissue

cover art by Charles Copeland

Criss-Cross, 1934 Vanguard hardcover, basis for the 1949 film noir directed by Robert Siodmak, starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner

Posted on December 29, 2024December 12, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, finest kind, crime fiction, film noirTags criss cross, dame, don tracy, femme fatale, heistLeave a comment on 1956 Lion reissue ~ cover art by Charles Copeland

cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Robert Maguire

1962 Belmont paperback original

Posted on December 28, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags belmont paperback, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, john turner, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

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