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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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1970 Greenleaf paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Bonfils

1970 Greenleaf paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

Posted on September 8, 2026September 1, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags greenleaf paperback, gregg stevens, lurid, robert bonfils, sleaze, tommygunLeave a comment on 1970 Greenleaf paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Bonfils

1952 Paperback Library digest original

1952 Paperback Library digest original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 19, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, pulp, spicyTags beach, dame, femme fatale, harry whittington, original novels digest, thrillerLeave a comment on 1952 Paperback Library digest original

April 1939 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

April 1939

cover by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 18, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bound, cigarette holder, h.j. ward, rex norman, scimitar, spicy mystery storiesLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover by H. J. Ward

1952 Crime Yearbook

1952 Crime Yearbook

cover art by George Gross?

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags 1952 Crime Yearbook magazine, dame, fishnets, garterLeave a comment on 1952 Crime Yearbook

1961 Beacon paperback original + 1

1961 Beacon paperback original

cover art attributed to Al Rossi

undated European cover

Posted on August 17, 2026August 3, 2026Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, louis lorraine, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1961 Beacon paperback original + 1

1960 Hillman paperback original – cover art by George Ziel

1960 Hillman paperback original

cover art by George Ziel

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 14, 2026August 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags george ziel, hillman paperback, tarn scottLeave a comment on 1960 Hillman paperback original – cover art by George Ziel

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

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