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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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November 1936 issue

November 1936

Posted on November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags barry perowne, graveyard, hugh b. cave, lantern, paul ernst, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1936 issue

August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1938

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

cover repurposed from January 1934 Thrilling Detective

Posted on November 25, 2024November 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, detective novels magazine, dungeon, hamilton reed, rafael desotoLeave a comment on August 1938 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, carl mckinnon saunders, carolyn wells, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, donald g. cooley, racist imagery, raffles, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

February 1936

cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

Posted on May 14, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, cracksman, dagger, fred rodewald, john l. tiernan, kenneth macnichol, raffles, safe crack, thrilling detective magazine, top hatLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Fred Charles Rodewald

January-February 1938 issue

January-February 1938

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, detective novels magazine, gerald verner, staircaseLeave a comment on January-February 1938 issue

December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

December 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 7, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, dwight v. babcock, john scott douglas, rafael desoto, raffles, safe crack, suit of armor, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1939 issue

May 1939

[post updated 4/20/24]

Posted on November 19, 2023April 20, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, black book detective, c.k.m. scanlon, pulp art, skull, tux, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1939 issue
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