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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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April 10 (first issue), 1930 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

April 10 (first issue), 1930

cover art by H.W. Wesso

Posted on August 12, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carolyn wells, clues detective stories, eric taylor, h.w. wesso, lemuel de braLeave a comment on April 10 (first issue), 1930 issue ~ cover art by H.W. Wesso

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1937

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on May 18, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags barry perowne, carl mckinnon saunders, carolyn wells, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1936 Lippincott hardcover

1936 Lippincott hardcover

“First Edition. ‘New York bibliophile visits the back room of Sewell’s Bookstore one evening and death strikes him down. The police arrive and discover that there is a book worth $100,000 missing.’ Uncommon bibliomystery.”

Posted on May 12, 2024April 24, 2024Categories hardcover, mystery, pulpTags bibliomystery, bookshop, carolyn wells, lippincott hardcoverLeave a comment on 1936 Lippincott hardcover

cover art by Peter Driben

1942 Lippencott hardcover

1944 Atlas paperback reissue

cover art by Peter Driben

4th and last with sleuth Alan Ford

Posted on November 12, 2023November 12, 2023Categories paperback, whodunnitTags alan ford, atlas paperback, carolyn wells, grim reaper, murder mystery, peter driben, skeleton, skull, whodunnitLeave a comment on cover art by Peter Driben
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