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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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: carter brown

cover art by Barye Phillips

1960 paperback original by Horowitz in Australia and Signet in the US

cover art by Barye Phillips

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, carter brown, dame, signet paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Barye Phillips

1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Signet edition

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags al wheeler, carter brown, christmas crime, dame, femme fatale, police procedural, pulp art, robert mcginnis, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1965 Signet edition ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Horwitz

1965 Horwitz

certainly looks like Robert McGinnis artwork but can’t confirm it

Posted on December 23, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags al wheeler, australian pulp, carter brown, christmas crime, dame, femme fatale, horwitz paperback, private eyeLeave a comment on 1965 Horwitz

1962 Horwitz edition

1962 [2nd-edition]

Posted on December 3, 2023April 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulp, spicyTags al wheeler, australian pulp, carter brown, dame, femme fatale, finest kind, horwitz paperbackLeave a comment on 1962 Horwitz edition

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