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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: cold war fiction

1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

11th with Chester Drum, private eye

November 29, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, cold war fiction, gold medal paperback, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1964 Pyramid paperback original

1964 Pyramid paperback original

cover art attributed to Robert Maguire, other thoughts are Rudy Nappi

2nd with series character John Keith, agent of A.P.E.

November 24, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2025November 3, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, paperback, pulpTags cold war fiction, norman daniels, pyramid paperback, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1964 Pyramid paperback original

1963 Boudoir paperback original

1963 Boudoir paperback original

cover model: Abigail Cochrane

Posted on April 1, 2025February 27, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags cold war fiction, femme fatale, honey trap, lurid, sleaze, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1963 Boudoir paperback original

1966, Funeral in Berlin

Michael Caine as Harry Palmer, British undercover agent

adapted from the novel by Len Deighton

August 10, 2013

Posted on December 30, 2024December 12, 2024Categories british pulp, espionage fictionTags cold war fiction, michael caine, movie poster, spy fictionLeave a comment on 1966, Funeral in Berlin

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

May 1941

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on October 24, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, cold war fiction, commies, dagger, red menace, shackled, v.e. pylesLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

Three Day Pass x 2

1955 Berkley reissue

1958 Berkley reissue

cover art by Paul Rader

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags berkley paperback, cold war fiction, edward grace, j.w. burke, paul rader, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Three Day Pass x 2

1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska

1944

cover art by George Tuska

[cover art updated 7/10/24]

Posted on April 8, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, updatedTags bulls eye comic, cold war fiction, dame, femme fatale, skull, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1944, #11 issue – cover art by George Tuska
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