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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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1969 Horwitz paperback

1969 Horwitz paperback

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags australian pulp, carter brown, horwitz paperbackLeave a comment on 1969 Horwitz paperback

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 26, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags gambling fiction, garter, h.j. ward, jewels, lingerie, poker, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on July 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 11/19/25]

Posted on July 23, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags garter, h.j. ward, jewels, lingerie, robert a. garron, safe, spicy detective magazine, stockings, vaultLeave a comment on February 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1960 Bantam edition

April 1960 Bantam reissue edition

Cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, ben benson, luridLeave a comment on April 1960 Bantam edition

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1950 issue

April 1950

cover art by George Gross?

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 11, 2024July 3, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, line-up detectiveLeave a comment on April 1950 issue

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on July 7, 2024May 6, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, lingerie, smoking, stockings, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Chuck Pyle

2007 Hard Case Crime reissue with cover art by Chuck Pyle

originally published in 1964 as The Sex Shuffle as by Sheldon Lord

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags ace of hearts, ace of spades, beacon paperback, chuck pyle, dame, femme fatale, hard case crime, lawrence block, sheldon lord, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Chuck Pyle

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.j. ward, lingerie, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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