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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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1961 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1961 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

Posted on November 7, 2026November 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, john plunkett, midwood paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1961 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1951

cover art by George Gross

November 07, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories magazine, original art, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, george gross, smoking, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on September 1951 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

February 1936

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

November 29, 2014

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags clive stewart, dame, david roberts, scarlet adventuress, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

1965 Ballantine paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1965 Ballantine paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2026November 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags ballantine paperback, dame, femme fatale, james mckimmey, ron lesser, smokingLeave a comment on 1965 Ballantine paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

Fall 1957 issue

Fall 1957

October 12, 2014

Posted on November 3, 2026November 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, smoking, saul anthony, double-action detective and mystery storiesLeave a comment on Fall 1957 issue

1958 Crest reissue – cover art by Charles Binger

first published in 1958 by Abelard as The Climate of Hell

1958 Crest paperback reissue with new title

cover art by Charles Binger

October 11, 2014

Posted on November 3, 2026November 3, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags charles binger, crest paperback, dame, john roeburt, suspense, thrillerLeave a comment on 1958 Crest reissue – cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Avon paperback – cover art by Art Sussman

1958 Avon paperback reissue

cover art by Art Sussman

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 24, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags art sussman, avon paperback, dame, femme fatale, peter cheneyLeave a comment on 1958 Avon paperback – cover art by Art Sussman

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, smoking, special detective magazine, wall safe, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1959 issue ~ cover art by Edmond Moritz

March 1959

cover art by Ed Moritz

July 1965 issue

Posted on October 18, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, ed moritz, femme fatale, mike shayne mystery magazine, richard deming, samuel elkin, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1959 issue ~ cover art by Edmond Moritz

1952 Popular Library reissue

pen name of William Ard

1952 Popular Library reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 16, 2026October 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags ben kerr, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, popular library, william ardLeave a comment on 1952 Popular Library reissue

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