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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

November 1959 Cardinal paperback

November 1959 Cardinal paperback reissue, first printing

cover art by Charles Binger

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 12, 2024July 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, perry masonLeave a comment on November 1959 Cardinal paperback

1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1949 Popular Library

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024August 5, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags bound, dagger, helen reilly, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

The Four of Hearts x 2

1953 Avon reissue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

1958 Avon reissue

cover art by William Rose

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 23, 2024Categories finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, bound, dame, ellery queen, gagged, norman saunders, smoking, william roseLeave a comment on The Four of Hearts x 2

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

pseudonym of Charles Fulton Oursler

published by Covici, 1932, as About the Murder of a Circus Queen

published as The Murder of the Circus Queen, 1933, in London by Collins

1948 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on August 10, 2024July 12, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags anthony abbot, circus, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 22, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

The Scarlet Letters x 2

1953 Little Brown hardcover

1955 Pocket reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

23rd whodunnit with Ellery and Insp. Queen

May 1961 Pocket paperback reissue, 4th printing

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 23, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags carl bobertz, ellery queen, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Scarlet Letters x 2

1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

1957 Perma Books edition, 1st print

their only novel featuring railroad detective Vic Moine

cover by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bert and dolores hitchens, dame, femme fatale, james meese, perma paperback, railroad fictionLeave a comment on 1957 Perma Books ~ cover art by James Meese

cover art by Lu Kimmel

Oil on board, 30 x 22in.
Signed lower left
The Violent Hours by Frank Castle (pen name of Steve Thurman), Gold Medal #554, 1956

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags frank castle, gold medal paperback, lu kimmel, oil on board, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Lu Kimmel

cover art by Harry Schaare

Oil on board, 17.25 x 13.25 in. (sight)
Not signed

Dead in Bed by Day Keene, Pyramid books, G448, 1959.

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags day keene, harry schaare, hawaii fiction, oil on board, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Schaare

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

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