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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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cover art by Jose Luiz Benicio

book cover – Brigitte: Mil Muertes En Tu Conciencia – 1966

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags jose luiz benicioLeave a comment on cover art by Jose Luiz Benicio

cover art by Clark Hulings

cover art by Clark Hulings

1956 Macrae Smith hardcover

1957 Perma paperback reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags clark hulings, dame, femme fatale, floyd mahannah, perma paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Clark Hulings

Poison in Jest x 2

1932 Harper hardcover

1951 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Berkley reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories mystery, original art, paperbackTags berkley paperback, popular library, robert maguire, rudolph belarski, venetian blinds, wall safeLeave a comment on Poison in Jest x 2

January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

January 1953

cover art by Onzi Brown

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags dame, laboratory, onzi brown, true detective magazineLeave a comment on January 1953 issue ~ cover art by Onzi Brown

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21-1/8 inches (76.2 x 53.7 cm), signed lower right

February 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1951

cover art by George Gross

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories finest kind, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags garter, george gross, hookers, line-up detective, paddy wagon, prostitute, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Gil Brewer: similar but different

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Don Lupo

1957 Crest paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, crest paperback, don lupo, femme fatale, gil brewer, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on Gil Brewer: similar but different

1963 Monarch paperback

1963 Monarch paperback original

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carson bingham, juvenile delinquent, monarch paperbackLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback

1962 Ace Double paperback original

1962 Ace Double paperback original

better image than previously posted

paired with

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, clayton fox, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Ace Double paperback original

May 2014 issue ~ cover art by Michael Koelsch

May 2014

cover art by Michael Koelsch

originally published in 1962 by Nightstand Books, a paperback original, as Border Lust written by Don Holliday, cover art by Harold McCauley

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags don holliday, hard case crime, lawrence block, michael koelsch, noir, straight razor, thrillerLeave a comment on May 2014 issue ~ cover art by Michael Koelsch

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