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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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July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, george gross, jean leslie, two complete detective books magazine, van siller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Perma Books edition

cover art by Charles Binger

1958 Simon & Schuster hardcover

7th in his 87th Precinct series

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags 87th precinct, dame, ed mcbain, perma paperback, police procedural, smokingLeave a comment on 1958 Perma Books edition – cover art by Charles Binger

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, joe barry, lipstick, lucy cores, two complete detective books magazine, veil, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Paul Rader x 2

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Bee-Line paperback original

Rader’s name removed

Posted on September 6, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bee-line paperback, dame, femme fatale, lurid, midwood paperback, mike skinner, paul rader, sleaze, val seranLeave a comment on Paul Rader x 2

The Big Kiss-Off x 3

1954 Graphic paperback original

cover art by Clyde Ross

1954 Australian edition

1969 Macfadden reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 6, 2025August 16, 2025Categories australian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags clyde ross, dame, day keene, femme fatale, macfadden paperbackLeave a comment on The Big Kiss-Off x 3

1950 Pocket reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1949 Simon and Schuster hardcover

1950 Pocket reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

2nd book with lawyer/detective Scott Jordan

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, gambling fiction, harold q. masur, scott jordanLeave a comment on 1950 Pocket reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1954 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1948 Dutton hardcover

his second book, also second with Ed and Am Hunter

cover art for this 1954 Bantam paperback by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, dame, femme fatale, fredric brown, stockingsLeave a comment on 1954 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

September 1951 issue

September 1951

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 3, 2025August 16, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smokingLeave a comment on September 1951 issue

1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Bantam reissue

1952; cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, frank o'malley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

1948 McKay release in the US, this the later McFadden softcover

released in Australia as Invincible, as by Edward Ronns

cover art by Jerry Podwil

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edward s. aarons, jerry podwil, mcfadden paperback, smokingLeave a comment on 1967 McFadden reissue – cover art by Jerry Podwil

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