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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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1939 Coward-McCann hardcover

1939 Coward-McCann hardcover

cover designed by Clayton Rawson, magician and mystery writer

1950 Boardman UK hardcover

cover art by Dennis McLoughlin

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, hardcover, mystery, pulpTags ace of spades, boardman hardcover, coward mccann hardcover, jail, king of hearts, r.l. goldman, solitaireLeave a comment on 1939 Coward-McCann hardcover

1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1949 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, cocktail, dell mapback, gerald gregg, skullLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1949 issue

better image than previously posted

1950 Popular Library edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulpTags arthur leo zagat, bound, g-men detective magazine, george f. worts, popular library, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1944 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1939 Knopf hardcover

1944 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

first novel featuring Maxfield Chauncey Hale

better image than previously posted

map by Ruth Belew

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags cocktail, dell mapback, george harmon coxe, gerald gregg, ruth belewLeave a comment on 1944 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

July 1936 issue

July 1936

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anthony parsons, dagger, forbes parkhill, thrilling adventures magazine, turban, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on July 1936 issue

The Wind-Up Doll x 2

1963 Horowitz paperback original release in Australia

1964 Signet paperback original in the US – cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carter brown, hollywood fiction, horwitz paperback, robert mcginnis, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Wind-Up Doll x 2

Playing with Fire!

dirtyriver

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, matchbook, skullLeave a comment on Playing with Fire!

1954 Avon paperback original

1954 Avon

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags avon paperback, call girl, crime syndicate, dame, lucky lucianoLeave a comment on 1954 Avon paperback original

cover art by Darcy

original artwork by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1961 Beacon paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, darcy, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, gouache on board, lurid, marco vilettiLeave a comment on cover art by Darcy

June 1950 issue

June 1950

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories magazine, spicy, true crimeTags blackmail, boxing, hazel brooks, keen magazineLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

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