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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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September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 07, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, stockings, george gross, women in crime, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

February 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

November 29, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clive stewart, dame, david roberts, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

RIP Elke Sommer

reference photo of Elke Sommer, from 1960s French magazine

Elke Sommer, Actress in ‘A Shot in the Dark’ and ‘The Prize,’ Dies at 85

1960 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Santopadre?

“Thomas Stone” was the pen name of Florence Stonebraker

Posted on October 29, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, elke sommer, lurid, sleaze, thomas stoneLeave a comment on RIP Elke Sommer

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

October 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on October 28, 2026November 2, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, adventure, mystery, spicy, action fictionTags bound, delos palmer, whip, justin case, turban, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on October 28, 2026October 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, hooded, justin case, spicy mystery magazine, torture, whipLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Cora Potts x 2

1952 Lion reissue

cover art by Malvin Singer

1955 Lion reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on October 17, 2026October 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags lion paperback, malvin singer, robert maguire, streetwalker, ward pottsLeave a comment on Cora Potts x 2

June 1931 issue

June 1931

Posted on October 14, 2026October 4, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags dagger, hollywood fiction, hollywood romances magazineLeave a comment on June 1931 issue

1966 Private Edition paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1966 Private Edition paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

Posted on October 9, 2026November 5, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags john nemic, leopard print, lingerie, lurid, ron lesser, sleaze, smoking, soft coreLeave a comment on 1966 Private Edition paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1949 Hillman paperback reissue

1938 Hillman-Crul hardcover

1949 Hillman paperback reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 5, 2026September 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags dame, hillman paperback, hooker, pulp illustration, roger torreyLeave a comment on 1949 Hillman paperback reissue

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