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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: spicy

British Penguin edition

July 18, 2014

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags dagger, dashiell hammett, lurid, pulp illustration, the dain curseLeave a comment on British Penguin edition

Evan with a gun

Evan Rachel Woods

October 22, 2013

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories spicyTags evan rachel wood, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Evan with a gun

1959 Quarter Books digest

1959 Quarter Books digest

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories digest, pulp, spicyTags model, quarter books digest, smokingLeave a comment on 1959 Quarter Books digest

Kiss Me Deadly x 3

Model Carol Siebeck posing for Kiss Me, Deadly, 1960 Signet 1758 20th printing. Cover art by James Avati.

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags carol siebeck, mickey spillane, mike hammer, private eye, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Kiss Me Deadly x 3

Danger warning – – –

October 08, 2013

Posted on July 2, 2025June 7, 2025Categories spicyTags dame, femme fatale, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Danger warning – – –

September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

September 1937

cover art by Walter Darr

final issue under this title, becoming Scarlet Adventuress

Posted on June 25, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bill kruger, dressing table, junia caille, mirror, modern adventuress, walter darrLeave a comment on September 1937 issue ~ cover art by Walter Darr

1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1959 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 24, 2025June 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bob thomas, dell paperback, hollywood fiction, lurid, robert mcginnis, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Dell paperback original – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

1964 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

October 03, 2013

Posted on May 21, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, greg hamilton, lurid, midwood paperback, paul rader, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags dame, expose detective magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

July 1957 issue

July 1957

Posted on May 7, 2025April 14, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags crime confessions magazine, lurid, pulp illustration, sleazeLeave a comment on July 1957 issue

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