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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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Tag: carl bobertz

1954 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1954 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Carl Bobertz

November 28, 2013

Posted on September 26, 2025September 23, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags carl bobertz, day keene, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on 1954 Pyramid paperback original – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

1953 Dell reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 14, 2025June 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags carl bobertz, dell paperback, hypodermic, jack iamsLeave a comment on 1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Carl Bobertz

The Kiss-off x 3

1951 Simon & Schuster, and Inner Sanctum Mystery

1951 Signet mass market release

also published as Goodbye Stranger in England, 1952

cover art by Carl Bobertz

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Art Sussman

Posted on February 2, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags art sussman, carl bobertz, douglas heyes, inner sanctum, signet paperback, simon and schusterLeave a comment on The Kiss-off x 3

The Scarlet Letters x 2

1953 Little Brown hardcover

1955 Pocket reissue

cover art by Carl Bobertz

23rd whodunnit with Ellery and Insp. Queen

May 1961 Pocket paperback reissue, 4th printing

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 23, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags carl bobertz, ellery queen, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Scarlet Letters x 2

1952 Pocket edition – cover art by Carl Bobertz

March 1952 Pocket paperback reissue, first printing

cover painting by Carl Bobertz

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 20, 2023July 17, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags carl bobertz, mabel seeley, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on 1952 Pocket edition – cover art by Carl Bobertz
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