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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

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, fiend, frederick c. davis, rafael desoto, sarcophagus, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Too Late For Tears x 3

Lizabeth Scott in Too Late For Tears, 1949

written by Roy Huggins, directed by Bryon Haskin

July 1947 Morrow hardcover

June 1949 Pocket reprint, 2nd printing

cover art by Bernard Safran

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, film noir, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bernard safran, dame, lizabeth scott, pocket paperback, promo shot, roy huggins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Too Late For Tears x 3

1955 Bantam reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1953 Random House hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, bound, david alexander, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on 1955 Bantam reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

July 1937

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025April 13, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, bound, j. george janesLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

1960 Dell reissue – cover art by William Teason

1960 Dell

cover art by William Teason

originally published as Why Didn’t They Ask Evans?, Collins hc, 1934

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, bound, dell paperback, golden age mysteryLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue – cover art by William Teason

1954 Graphic reissue

1950 Lippincott hardcover

later 1954 Graphic Paperback abridged paperback

cover art attributed to Barye Phillips

November 25, 2013

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags graphic paperback, paul wheltonLeave a comment on 1954 Graphic reissue

1953 Ace paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1953 Ace paperback original

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bound, harry whittington, racket, rafael desotoLeave a comment on 1953 Ace paperback original – cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, cobra, e. hoffmann price, frank bunce, lurid, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, racist imagery, sam mimsLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1941 issue

January 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags bound, headquarters detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

January 2026 release – cover art by Irvin Rodriguez

January 2026 release

cover art by Irvin Rodriguez

a new sequel to the timeless novel of death, greed and treachery

Posted on October 4, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags hard case crime, max allan collins, sam spade, the maltese falconLeave a comment on January 2026 release – cover art by Irvin Rodriguez

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