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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: pulp

1968 Gold Medal paperback original

1968 Gold Medal paperback original

4th in the Evan Tanner series

cover art by Robert McGinnis, signed by McGinnis on the cover

from the collection of Pat Lee

February 28, 2014

Posted on August 1, 2026July 9, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags evan tanner, gold medal paperback, lawrence block, robert mcginnis, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1968 Gold Medal paperback original

Summer 1946 issue

Summer 1946

cover art looks like George Gross but there’s no signature

Posted on July 31, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet hole, detective book magazine, james gunn, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1946 issue

September 1946 issue

September 1946 issue

Posted on July 31, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.s. montanye, crack detective stories, frank kane, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1946 issue

November 1948 ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on July 31, 2026July 8, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, uncategorizedTags flashlight, george gross, jewel thief, smash detective cases, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1948 ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1956 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1959 Pyramid paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 31, 2026July 25, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags holly roth, pyramid paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

Hostile Valley / Valley Vixen

1943 Dutton hardcover

1948 Avon reissue

cover art by Carl D. Stricker

Posted on July 31, 2026July 15, 2026Categories hardcover, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, ben ames williams, dame, dutton hardcover, femme fataleLeave a comment on Hostile Valley / Valley Vixen

1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

1959 Avon paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

1959 Digit edition from the UK

Posted on July 31, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dan marlowe, digit paperbackLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original – cover art by Victor Kalin

November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

November 1928

cover art by Andrew Bensen

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 30, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, magazine, mystery, pulp, true crimeTags al capone, andrew bensen, j. paul suter, real detective tales and mystery stories, vincent starrettLeave a comment on November 1928 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Bensen

April-May 1931 issue ~ cover art by cover art by R.C. Wardell

April-May 1931

cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 26, 2015

Posted on July 30, 2026July 8, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags c.b. yorke, d.b. mccandless, r.c. wardell, speakeasy stories magazineLeave a comment on April-May 1931 issue ~ cover art by cover art by R.C. Wardell

May 1933 issue

May 1933

Posted on July 30, 2026July 8, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags lindbergh, startling detective adventuresLeave a comment on May 1933 issue

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