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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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1951 Pocket reissue – cover by Ray Johnson

1951 Pocket Book reissue, 779
cover by Ray Johnson

December 13, 2013

Posted on January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags arson, pocket paperback, ray johnson, richard starnesLeave a comment on 1951 Pocket reissue – cover by Ray Johnson

April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

April 1936

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 14, 2026January 14, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags arson, bound, bryan james kelley, delos palmer, g-mem, n, o.b. myers, public enemy magazineLeave a comment on April 1936 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

July 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on January 14, 2026January 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, arson, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21 in.

July 1943

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[updated 7/25/25]

Posted on November 9, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags arson, e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, speed mystery magazineLeave a comment on July 1943 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Five Alarm Funeral x 3

1942 Putnam hardcover

1944 Handi-Book digest

1955 Dell reissue

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

1961 Ace Double reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, arson, dell paperback, griffith foxley, handi-book paperback, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Five Alarm Funeral x 3

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 27, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, black book detective, frederick c. painton, norman saunders, philip ketchumLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1944 Canadian issue

December 1944 Canadian issue

made up of stories from US 1944 issues

Posted on January 22, 2025January 20, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, canadian pulp, francis k. allan, lugar, nazi spy, sabotage, thrilling detective magazine, victor m. victoroffLeave a comment on December 1944 Canadian issue

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

December 1948

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2024July 6, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags arson, best true fact detective, fred rodewaldLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 7, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arson, bound, c.k.m. scanlon, charles green, phantom detective magazine, robert wallaceLeave a comment on February 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

January 1938

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags arson, bound, dagger, delos palmer, james a. lawson, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

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