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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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June 1950 issue

June 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, spicyTags dame, line-up detective, smokingLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, hooker, stockings, garter, women in crime, lingerie, howell dodd, stairsLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1957 Signet

cover art by James Avati

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collection, spicy, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, james t. farrell, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, ron lesser, smoking, mike avallone, midwood paperbackLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

October 1935

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, edward green, hilda ralston, scarlet adventuress, thelma ellis, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Deported, 1950

Marina Berti in Robert Siodmak’s Deported, 1950

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorized, pulp, spicy, gangster, film noir, movie posterTags dame, femme fatale, marina berti, publicity photo, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Deported, 1950

1943 Mystery House original

1943 Mystery House original

pseudonym of Ewart Adamson – only book under this pen name

January 29, 2014

Posted on April 14, 2026April 5, 2026Categories digest, maritime fiction, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dayle douglas, mystery house paperback, skullLeave a comment on 1943 Mystery House original

November 1950 issue

November 1950

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags pulp illustration, showgirl, true police cases magazineLeave a comment on November 1950 issue

1963 Playtime paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

1963 Playtime paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bathroom, dagger, fletcher bennett, lurid, playtime paperback, robert bonfils, sleazeLeave a comment on 1963 Playtime paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

The Cruel Touch x 2

cover art by Paul Rader

1963 Midwood paperback original

not by Donald E. Westlake

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags alan marshall, dame, femme fatale, midwood paperback, paul raderLeave a comment on The Cruel Touch x 2

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