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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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January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1951

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 30, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, garter, hooker, howell dodd, lingerie, stairs, stockings, women in crimeLeave a comment on January 1951 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1957 Signet

cover art by James Avati

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collection, spicy, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, james t. farrell, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

cover art by Walter Popp

Robert O. Saber (aka Milton K. Ozaki),

A Time for Murder, 1956 Graphic paperback original

September 13, 2014

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, dressing table, femme fatale, graphic paperback, robert o. saber, walter poppLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags dame, midwood paperback, mike avallone, ron lesser, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, women in crimeLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1951 issue

February 1951

cover art by Michael McCann?

December 18, 2013

Posted on April 27, 2026April 6, 2026Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, detective world magazineLeave a comment on February 1951 issue

April/May 1951 issue – cover art by Howell Dodd

April/May 1951 issue

cover art by Howell Dodd

December 19, 2013

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, howell dodd, women in crimeLeave a comment on April/May 1951 issue – cover art by Howell Dodd

October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

October 1935

cover art by Wynne W. Davies

Posted on April 26, 2026April 6, 2026Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, edward green, hilda ralston, scarlet adventuress, thelma ellis, wynne w. daviesLeave a comment on October 1935 issue ~ cover art by Wynne W. Davies

The Nightshade Ring x 2

1954 Appleton hardcover

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

January 20, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags appleton hardcover, bound, dame, femme fatale, lindsay hardy, lugar, robert schulz, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightshade Ring x 2

The Beautiful Frame x 2

1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, an Inner Sanctum Selection

this the later 1954 Pocket paperback

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, inner sanctum, james meese, pocket paperback, simon and schuster, smoking, william pearson, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Beautiful Frame x 2

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