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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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Ho Ho Ho!

Holiday party at Nick and Nora’s, The Thin Man, 1934

Posted on December 25, 2023June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, whodunnitTags christmas crime, dashiell hammett, myrna loy, nick and nora charles, the thin man, william powellLeave a comment on Ho Ho Ho!

1966 Signet reissue

1966 Signet reissue

Posted on December 25, 2023April 4, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags christmas crime, henry kane, negligee, peter chambers, private eye, pulp art, signet paperback, wreathLeave a comment on 1966 Signet reissue

December 1951 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 25, 2023December 24, 2023Categories magazine, true crimeTags christmas crime, official detective stories, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on December 1951 issue

December 25, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 25, 1926

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on December 25, 2023April 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, detective story magazine, john a. coughlin, magazine, santaLeave a comment on December 25, 1926 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 26, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Farrelly

December 26, 1925

cover art by Joseph Farrelly

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories magazine, pulpTags christmas crime, ho ho ho, joseph farrelly, liberty magazine, santa, woman holding a gunLeave a comment on December 26, 1925 issue ~ cover art by Joseph Farrelly

December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

December 25, 1939

cover art by Hubert Rogers

Posted on December 25, 2023December 11, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags bruce douglas, christmas crime, hubert rogers, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttle, william chamberlainLeave a comment on December 25, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Hubert Rogers

HO HO HO – – –

Merry Christmas from U.N.C.L.E., Robert Vaughn

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories government agent, Hardboiled, jokeTags christmas crime, man from uncle, napoleon solo, robert vaughnLeave a comment on HO HO HO – – –

1887 issue

debut of the Great Detective, as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson first meet and agree to room together at 221B Baker St.

Posted on December 24, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags a study in scarlet, arthur conan doyle, beeton's magazine, dr john watson, sherlock holmesLeave a comment on 1887 issue

December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

December 25, 1943

cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

Posted on December 24, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, hoilday crime, pete kuhlhoff, pulp art, short stories magazine, w.c. tuttleLeave a comment on December 25, 1943 issue ~ cover art by Pete Kuhlhoff

A little Christmas Eve crime

2000 Ballantine hardcover, first printing

debut novel by Phillips, surely a contemporary noir classic

Christmas Eve heist, Wichita, 1979 – what could go wrong?

Posted on December 24, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags ballantine hardcover, christmas crime, heist, ice harvest, kansas fiction, scott phillipsLeave a comment on A little Christmas Eve crime

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