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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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Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

adaption of the novel by Vera Caspary

Dana Andrews as Det. Lt. Mark McPherson, Gene Tierney as Laura Hunt

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags dana andrews, film noir, gene tierney, interrogation, laura, otto preminger, vera casparyLeave a comment on Laura, 1944 directed by Otto Preminger

Dahlia Lavi

1964, The Spy with a Cold Nose

starring Dahlia Lavi, Laurence Harvey

Posted on August 26, 2024February 21, 2025Categories espionage fictionTags dahlia lavi, lingerie, movie promo, parody, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Dahlia Lavi

for Mulholland Falls

test shots of Jennifer Connelly in costume for Mulholland Falls

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories finest kindTags jennifer connelly, mulholland fallsLeave a comment on for Mulholland Falls

woman with a gun

woman with a gun

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories true crimeTags woman with a gunLeave a comment on woman with a gun

Emma Peel

Diana Riggs as Mrs. Peel

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories espionage fictionTags british TV, diana riggs, emma peel, mrs peel, the avengersLeave a comment on Emma Peel

Frank Miller, “Sin City”

Frank Miller, “Sin City”

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulpTags dame, frank miller, sin city, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Frank Miller, “Sin City”

GLORIA

the great Gena Rowlands in the 1980 film Gloria, directed by her husband, the great John Cassavetes

R.I.P.

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, HardboiledTags crime film, gena rowlands, john cassavetes, movie still, woman with a gunLeave a comment on GLORIA

film noir femme fatale

Diana Dors; publicity still for John Farrow’s The Unholy Wife (1957)

Posted on August 26, 2024August 16, 2024Categories film noirTags diana dors, film noir, publicity photo, woman with a gunLeave a comment on film noir femme fatale

1955 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1955 Dell

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, dell paperback, robert maguire, thrillerLeave a comment on 1955 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

Posted on August 25, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags bound, fugitives from justice comic, portholeLeave a comment on Fugitives From Justice #5 (St. John, 1952)

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