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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

cover art by Reginald Heade

1953 Harborough

cover art repurposed for – –

1952 Leisure Library

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dame, graveyard, reginald heade, reginald storme, spike morell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

September 1957 Signet reissue

1942 Knopf hardcover

September 1957 Signet reissue, first printing

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags james m. cain, municipal corruption, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1957 Signet reissue

cover art by James Meese

1952 Popular Library

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags james meese, octavus roy cohen, popular libraryLeave a comment on cover art by James Meese

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

pseudonym of Cleve F. Adams

1943 Dutton hardcover, this the later, 1949, Popular Library softcover

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024May 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cleve f. adams, john spain, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy, aka Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, hoods, lionel whiteLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1957 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Art Sussman

1957 Avon reissue

cover art by Art Sussman

first published as Sinister Errand, Collins UK hardcover, 1945

Posted on October 10, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags art sussman, avon paperback, peter cheyneyLeave a comment on 1957 Avon reissue ~ cover art by Art Sussman

1951 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

1951 Dell reissue

cover art by Victor Kalin

better image than previously posted

a book praised by Raymond Chandler

Posted on October 10, 2024November 27, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulp, raymond chandlerTags dell paperback, richard hallas, victor kalinLeave a comment on 1951 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Victor Kalin

1961 Ace Double paperback

1961 Ace Double paperback original

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, j.m. flynnLeave a comment on 1961 Ace Double paperback

cover art by Barye Phillips

Gouache on board. 25 3/4×15 1/2 inches, on 29 3/4×20 1/4-inch board. Signed “Barye” in right image.

pseudonym of J.E. MacDonnell

July 1965 Signet paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, bound, gouache on board, james dark, signet paperback, spy fictionLeave a comment on cover art by Barye Phillips

cover art by Paul Rader

Mixed media on board, 21 x 15 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Till Death Do Us Part by Louis Trimble, Ace Double D-367, 1959.

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dagger, dame, femme fatale, louis trimble, raul raderLeave a comment on cover art by Paul Rader

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