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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 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

April 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

second of just three issue

[image updated 6/30/24]

Posted on June 27, 2024June 30, 2024Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, e. hoffmann price, femme fatale, frederick c. painton, james perley hughes, rafael desoto, spy novels magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags dagger, j.s. fletcher, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, r.c. washburn, rudolph zirm, simon templar, the saint, whodunnitLeave a comment on Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

August 1930

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on June 22, 2024May 6, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crime, updatedTags dagger, dalton stevens, tong war, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on August 1930 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarski, turbanLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clint morgan, dagger, garter, h.j. ward, lingerie, spicy detective stories, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bathroom, dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

September 1935

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags arthur j. burks, dagger, fedora, george a. mcdonald, gunnison steele, rafael desoto, skeleton, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on September 1935 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

February 1934

cover art by Jerome Rozen

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, jerome rozen, nick carter magazineLeave a comment on February 1934 issue ~ cover art by Jerome Rozen

March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

March 1934

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.k.m. scanlon, dagger, phantom detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert wallace, tick-tack-toeLeave a comment on March 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[cover updated 2/5/26]

Posted on June 22, 2024February 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, dagger, edmond hamilton, j. lukin brown, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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