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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 Avon reissue

1951 Avon reissue

1947 Duell hardcover

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, paris fiction, robert terrall, underworldLeave a comment on 1951 Avon reissue

1958 Avon reissue

1958 Avon reissue, 1st print

1954 Croyden digest original, cover art by Bernard Safran

Posted on February 14, 2024June 21, 2025Categories digest, finest kind, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, bart frame, croyden digest, finest kind, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1958 Avon reissue

cover art by Robert Abbett

gouache on board, 21 x 14 in.

1961 Avon paperback original, 1st print

later edition of unknown date

Posted on February 9, 2024December 29, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, ed lacy, gouache on board, robert abbettLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

The Saint in New York

1944 Avon reissue

better image than previously posted

1951 Avon reissue

Posted on December 23, 2023December 13, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, thriller, tommygunLeave a comment on The Saint in New York

1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1956 Avon

cover art by Ray Johnson

short stories

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2023December 12, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags avon paperback, leslie charteris, ray johnson, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

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