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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 Crest paperback

1960 Crest paperback original

better image than previously posted

cover art attributed to Barye Philips

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags crest paperback, dame, femme fatale, james o. causey, smokingLeave a comment on 1960 Crest paperback

October 1958 Cardinal paperback

October 1958 Cardinal paperback, 1st print, second paperback release

cover painting by Mark Dawson

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags courtroom, erle stanley gardner, lingerie, mark dawson, perry masonLeave a comment on October 1958 Cardinal paperback

1958 Cardinal reissue ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

May 1958 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by Michell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags cardinal paperback, courtroom, erle stanley gardner, mitchell hooks, perry masonLeave a comment on 1958 Cardinal reissue ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1966 Midwood paperback original

1966 Midwood paperback original

cover art by David Hatfield

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, david hatfield, gerald kramer, lingerie, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1966 Midwood paperback original

1960 Bantam reissue

January 1960 Bantam reissue, first printing, first paperback edition

from the July 1957 Random House hardcover

also published as The Soft Talkers

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, margaret millar, thrillerLeave a comment on 1960 Bantam reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

1955 Crown hardcover

November 1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

4th with Kansas City private eye Johnny April

3rd print March 1964

[both property of the host]

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags johnny april, kansas city, mike roscoe, private eye, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

1954 Avon reissue

1954 Avon reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2024August 16, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1954 Avon reissue

October 1957 Perma Book paperback original

October 1957 Perma Book paperback original, first printing

cover painting by James Meese

better image than previously posted

pen name of Evan Hunter AKA Ed McBain

Posted on August 30, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, ed mcbain, evan hunter, femme fatale, perma paperbackLeave a comment on October 1957 Perma Book paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

1956 Crest paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2024August 16, 2024Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, crest paperback, harry whittington, noirLeave a comment on cover art by Barye Philips

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1948 Macmillan hardcover

1952 Popular Library paperback reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

2nd of 2 with Lt. Marty Walsh

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, octavus roy cohen, police procedural, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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