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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 1940 issue

November 1940

cover art attributed to Norman Saunders

Posted on July 21, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, bound, radio, ronald flagg, tommygun, william a. langford, window ledgeLeave a comment on November 1940 issue

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1934

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024May 11, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all detective magazine, bound, erle stanley gardner, lester dent, norman saunders, skullLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

March 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 17, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, bride, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, motorcycle, private eye storiesLeave a comment on March 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

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