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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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The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1957 Doubleday hardcover

1959 Dell reissue

cover art by William Teodecki

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags crime club selection, dame, dell paperback, doubleday hardcover, george malcolm-smith, william teodeckiLeave a comment on The Trouble with Fidelity x 2

1964, no. 13

1964, no. 13

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories finest kind, magazine, spicy, true crimeTags best detective cases magazine, fishnets, garter, stockingsLeave a comment on 1964, no. 13

January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

January 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, lingerie, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on January 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

1960 Belmont paperback original

pseudonym of W.T. Ballard

1960 Belmont paperback original

4th Bill Lennox novel (after scads of short stories)

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 10, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags bel, belmont paperback, dame, hollywood fiction, john shepherd, pulp illustration, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on 1960 Belmont paperback original

July 1935 issue, #2

July 1935 issue, #2

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2026July 21, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags lurid, sizzling detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1935 issue, #2

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

February 1939

cover art by William F. Soare

2010 reissue

Posted on August 5, 2026July 9, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags double-action gang magazine, margie harris, whip, william f. soareLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

March 1937

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

February 21, 2014

Posted on August 4, 2026July 9, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, spicyTags blaine, morgue, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, thompson toddLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

November 1935

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on July 27, 2026June 24, 2026Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedford rohmer, blaine, bound, lurid, new mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, r.f. starzlLeave a comment on November 1935 issue ~ cover art by Blaine

1966 Lancer paperback original

1966 Lancer paperback original

pen name of Lionel White

November 29, 2014

Posted on July 26, 2026July 12, 2026Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags cocktail waitress, l.w. blanco, lancer paperback, lionel white, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1966 Lancer paperback original

March 1940 issue

March 1940 – second of just three issues

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

January 26, 2014

cover repurposed from Jan./Feb. 1938 issue

Posted on July 23, 2026June 15, 2026Categories horror fiction, magazine, pulp, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, branding, donald dale, francis james, frederick c. davis, john a. coughlin, nat schachner, sinister stories, terror tales magazineLeave a comment on March 1940 issue

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