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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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September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Salter

September 1951

cover art by George Salter

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bound, cornel, cornell woolrich, ellery queen's mystery magazine, evelyn waugh, mercury digest, q. patrick, w.r. burnettLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Salter

October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

October 1957

cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 1, 2026September 22, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags agatha christie, anchor, bound, ellery queen's mystery magazine, frank kelly freas, nelson algren, rufus kingLeave a comment on October 1957 issue ~ cover art by Frank Kelly Freas

1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

1953 Pocket Books reissue, No. 985

cover art by James Meese

Posted on September 22, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bound, david duncan, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Pocket reissue – cover art by James Meese

January 1928 issue

January 1928

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on January 1928 issue

February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, day keene, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, fredric brown, john hawkins, rafael desoto, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1936 issue

July 1936

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags bound, george bruce, leslie t. white, mad scientist, margie harris, popular libraryLeave a comment on July 1936 issue

November 1946 – first and only issue

November 1946

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bound, pulp illustration, selected detective magazineLeave a comment on November 1946 – first and only issue

1960 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

pseudonym of Edward A. Morris

1960 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bound, karl kramer, monarch paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

February 1939 issue

February 1939

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, kidnapping, phantom detective magazine, ransom note, thugLeave a comment on February 1939 issue

2004 Telos reissue ~ original cover art by Reginald Heade

2004 Telos reissue

1953 New Fiction Press paperback original

original cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 20, 2026September 1, 2026Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, reginald heade, telos paperbackLeave a comment on 2004 Telos reissue ~ original cover art by Reginald Heade

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