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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 1937 issue

April 1937

Posted on August 26, 2025August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dagger, pulp illustration, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on April 1937 issue

1953 Gifford hardcover

1953 Gifford hardcover

a notable locked room mystery

cover art by Ley Kenyon

Posted on August 11, 2025July 13, 2025Categories british pulp, hardcover, mystery, pulpTags dagger, derek smith, gifford hardcover, ley kenyon, locked room mysteryLeave a comment on 1953 Gifford hardcover

1962 Pocket/Perma paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett

1962 Pocket/Perma paperback original

3rd with Tampa private eye Ed Rivers

cover art by Harry Bennett

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, harry bennett, perma paperback, private eye, talmage powellLeave a comment on 1962 Pocket/Perma paperback original – cover art by Harry Bennett

1961 Avon paperback original

1961 Avon paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 8, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dagger, dan marloweLeave a comment on 1961 Avon paperback original

June 1949 issue

June 1949

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 7, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, dagger, john d. macdonald, robert carlton, robert turner, train fiction, william groppenbacherLeave a comment on June 1949 issue

December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

December 1938

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 6, 2025July 13, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags albert fisher, dagger, dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1938 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

Fall 1950

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on August 2, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags allen anderson, chained, dagger, dan cushman, jack london, joseph hook, mounties, northwest romances magazine, RCMPLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

October 1935

cover art by William F. Soare

Posted on August 2, 2025July 13, 2025Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, western fictionTags anson hard, dagger, thrilling adventures magazine, william f. soare, william merriam rouseLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by William F. Soare

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

April 1943

cover art by Milton Luros

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on July 26, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, elevator, emile c. tepperman, milton luros, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

August 1938 issue

August 1938

cover art attributed to John A. Coughlin

Posted on July 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.b. fowler, dagger, denslow m. dade, detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, frederick c. davis, george armin shaftel, john d. swaine, racist imagery, ray cummings, russell gray, tux, yellow menaceLeave a comment on August 1938 issue

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