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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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1960 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 19, 2026March 13, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1962 Ace Double paperback original

1962 Ace Double paperback original

better image than previously posted

paired with

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, clayton fox, dame, femme fatale, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Ace Double paperback original

2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

watercolor and gouache on board, 14.875 x 12.375 in. (sight)
signed lower right

Ace Double D-469, 1960 – both covers

better image than previously posted

the flip side of this Ace Double paperback

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bob mcknight, rudy nappi, talmage powell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 2 x cover art by Rudy Nappi

cover art by Will Hulsey

oil on illustration board, 20″ by 27 1/2″

Guilty Detective Story Magazine, November 14, 1956

Posted on February 19, 2024January 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags bob mcknight, guilty detective story magazine, jay flynn, jim ferguson, original art, showgirl, will hulsey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Will Hulsey
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