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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

1952 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

1959 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories finest kind, paperback, pulpTags noir, richard himmel, rudolph belarski, thrillerLeave a comment on 1952 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Chiriacka x 2

1959 Avon paperback original

better image than previously posted

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

1962 Panther mass market, UK paperback

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, darcy, ernest chiriacka, harry whittington, panther paperback, peter rabeLeave a comment on Chiriacka x 2

1956 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Bantam reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, mitchell hooks, private eye, william herberLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam reissue ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1960 Crest reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Crest reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories paperback, pulpTags crest paperback, lurid, majorie lee, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1960 Crest reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1958 Pyramid edition ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags pyramid paperback, robert maguire, wenzell brown, women in prisonLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid edition ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, inspector maigret, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

Three Day Pass x 2

1955 Berkley reissue

1958 Berkley reissue

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags berkley paperback, cold war fiction, edward grace, j.w. burke, paul rader, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Three Day Pass x 2

1966 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Ron Lesser

1963 Doubleday hardcover

1966 Avon reissue

cover art by Ron Lesser

basis for the movie Bullitt

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags ace of diamonds, avon paperback, bullitt, crime club selection, doubleday hardcover, movie poster, police procedural, robert l. pike, steve mcqueenLeave a comment on 1966 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Ron Lesser

Sin in their Blood x 2

1952 Eton paperback original

2nd book, also published as Death in Passing by Boardman in the UK in 1959

better image than previously posted

1966 McFadden reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ed lacy, eton paperback, macfadden paperback, private eyeLeave a comment on Sin in their Blood x 2

cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1958 Signet reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS EVER

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, jack webb, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

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