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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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The Finishing Stroke x 2

1959 Cardinal reissue

cover art by Jerry Allison

June 1963 Pocket reissue, 3rd print

cover art by Harry Bennett

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags cardinal paperback, cigarette holder, cocktail, dagger, ellery queen, harry bennett, jerry allison, mink stole, pocket paperbackLeave a comment on The Finishing Stroke x 2

October 22, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

October 22, 1927

cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

Posted on September 14, 2024September 10, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, dagger, dame, m.e. chase, walter beach humphreyLeave a comment on October 22, 1927 issue ~ cover art by Walter Beach Humphrey

April 1938 issue

April 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, phantom detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

Spring 1933 issue

Spring 1933

Posted on September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, charles h. snow, dagger, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, racist imagery, robert welles ritchie, rufus king, simon templar, the saint, yellow menaceLeave a comment on Spring 1933 issue

November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

[cover updated 4/30/26]

Posted on September 8, 2024April 30, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dagger, earl w. scott, george a. mcdonald, phantom detective magazine, racist imagery, robert wallace, yellow menaceLeave a comment on November 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

November 1944 issue

November 1944

Posted on September 7, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cleve f. adams, dagger, private eye, two complete detective books magazine, vera kelseyLeave a comment on November 1944 issue

July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1932

cover art by Tom Lovell

Posted on September 3, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags anatole feldman, dagger, john gerard, lawrence a. keating, moll, racketeer and gangland stories, thug, tom lovell, walt s. dinghall, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1932 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, dagger, day keene, dime mystery magazine, larry holden, rafael desoto, talmage powell, william brandonLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1948 issue

May 1948

Posted on August 28, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags dagger, super-mystery comics, tuxLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, horror fiction, pulp, weird fictionTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, fight against crime comicLeave a comment on Fight Against Crime #12 Trimmed (Story Comics, 1953)

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