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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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cover art by George Gross

Daughter of Satan, Women in Crime pulp digest cover, March 1948
Oil on canvas, 20 x 15 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on June 17, 2024May 13, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, oil on canvas, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, eric l. schwartz, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 11, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, c.a.m. donne, garter, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 9, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1937

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/20/25]

Posted on June 7, 2024November 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updated, weird fictionTags bound, carl moore, delos palmer, spicy mystery stories, tortureLeave a comment on March 1937 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags ace of spades, cigarette girl, gambling fiction, jerome severs perry, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on February 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, william b. raineyLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1939   

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazine, tuxLeave a comment on May 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fan dance, finest kind, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, spicy detective stories, tuxLeave a comment on August 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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

March 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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