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March 1948 issue

March 1948

cover repurposed and reversed from Fall 1954 issue of Complete Police Cases

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, dame, expose detective magazine, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

Fall 1953 – debut issue

Fall 1953 – debut issue

Posted on January 12, 2026January 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags cocktail, complete police cases, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on Fall 1953 – debut issue

1961 Ace paperback original

1961 Ace paperback original

cover art by Jack Smith

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, cocktail, dame, femme fatale, j.m. flynn, smokingLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original

Fistful of Death x 2

1958 Avon paperback original

cover art by Ray Johnson

private eye Peter Chambers

1965 Signet reissue

cover art by Ron Lesser

Posted on October 15, 2025October 12, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, cocktail, dame, henry kane, ray johnson, ron lesser, signet paperbackLeave a comment on Fistful of Death x 2

1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1949 Dell mapback

cover art by Gerald Gregg

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperback, pulpTags baynard h. kendrick, cocktail, dell mapback, gerald gregg, skullLeave a comment on 1949 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1944 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1939 Knopf hardcover

1944 Dell paperback reissue

cover art by Gerald Gregg

first novel featuring Maxfield Chauncey Hale

better image than previously posted

map by Ruth Belew

Posted on September 13, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags cocktail, dell mapback, george harmon coxe, gerald gregg, ruth belewLeave a comment on 1944 Dell mapback – cover art by Gerald Gregg

1961 Popular Library – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cocktail, dame, lingerie, popular library, private eye, raymond banks, smokingLeave a comment on 1961 Popular Library – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Posted on June 21, 2025June 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, cocktail, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, private eye, robert mcginnis, smokingLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

March 1941

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on June 15, 2025May 18, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags cocktail, crime detective magazine, samuel cherryLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1937

cover art by Dalton Stevens

[updated with original art 8/9/25]

Posted on March 2, 2025August 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags cigarette holder, cocktail, dalton stevens, master detective magazine, smokingLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

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