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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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cover art by Ron Lesser

Gouache on board, 12.25 x 9.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

paperback cover for Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte Jay, Avon, 1966.

1952 Harper hardcover in the US

Winner of the first ever Edgar Award for Best Novel, 1954

Posted on July 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, bound, charlotte jay, edgar award, gouache on board, ron lesserLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

November 1935 issue

November 1935

neighboring issues had cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beach, bound, complete stories magazineLeave a comment on November 1935 issue

April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

April 1947

cover art by Irene Endris

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, flashlight, irene endris, staircase, talmage powell, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on April 1947 issue ~ cover art by Irene Endris

April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1939

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on July 6, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, chained, frank gruber, mel watt, popular detective magazine, rafael desoto, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on April 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1945 UK issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1945 UK     

consists of stories from US Thrilling Detective, October and February 1944 – cover art is from the October 1945 US edition

Posted on July 3, 2024June 23, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, bound, g.t. fleming-roberts, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1945 UK issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 6, 1935 issue

July 6, 1935

cover art by Lejaren Hiller

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.h. norton, boobytrap, bound, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, george harmon coxeLeave a comment on July 6, 1935 issue

August 1950 issue

August 1950

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 30, 2024June 15, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, bruce cassiday, FBI detective stories, feds, fire escape, kidnap, richard deming, smoking, windowLeave a comment on August 1950 issue

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1936

cover art by Stockton Mulford

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 1/4/26]

Posted on June 29, 2024January 4, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, g-man, public enemy magazine, stockton mulford, trench coatLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 28, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags bound, lawrence g. blochman, mad scientist, medical fiction, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, scalpel, theodore a. tinsleyLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

November 1942

cover art by William Timmins

Posted on June 26, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, bound, clues detective stories, fredric brown, gary barton, kenneth robeson, william timminsLeave a comment on November 1942 issue ~ cover art by William Timmins

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