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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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June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

June 1949

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/7/24]

Posted on April 18, 2024May 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, albert drake, cemetery, joseph commingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, jewel theft, lugar, nazi spy, rudolph belarski, stewardess, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1950 issue

Winter 1950

[updated 1/1/26]

Posted on April 17, 2024January 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags casket, flashlight, graveyard, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on Winter 1950 issue

February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

February 1947

cover art by Irene Endris

#2, UK Detective Aces, 1950s

[updated 7/19/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024July 19, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.p. donnel, detective aces magazine, irene endris, prison break, ten detective aces magazine, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

1934 Loring and Mussey hardcover

1934

“First Edition. Author’s only mystery, one which tells the tale of gangland violence in the American west. The author was a Denver detective.“

[updated 12/27/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024May 18, 2026Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulp, updatedTags gangland, loring and mussey, rackateer, ray humphreys, tommygunLeave a comment on 1934 Loring and Mussey hardcover

Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on April 17, 2024February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dorothy b. hughes, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1937

cover art by Robert DeSoto

better image than previously posted

[updated 10/29/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024October 29, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, espionage fiction, government agent, mystery, pulp, updatedTags brant house, bride, coffin, don cameron, g-men, rafael desoto, secret agent x detective mysteries, skeleton, tuxLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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

September 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/28/26]

Posted on April 16, 2024April 28, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags beach, bikini, h.l. parkhurst, robert leslie bellem, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[image updated 9/7/24 – 7/25/25]

Posted on April 16, 2024July 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dagger, h.j. ward, laurence donovan, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

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