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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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1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

pseudonym of Edward S. Aarons

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1955 Gold Medal reissue

Posted on January 31, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, barye phillips, dame, edward ronns, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

March 1949 issue

March 1949

cover art by Michael McCann

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 30, 2025January 28, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags call girl, dame, detective world magazine, michael mccann, telephoneLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, jonathan craig, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1957, ‘Guns Don’t Argue’

Jeanne Carmen

three episodes of the ’50s crime show, “Gangbusters”, edited together for a feature film

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories film noir, gangsterTags dame, jeanne carmen, tommygunLeave a comment on 1957, ‘Guns Don’t Argue’

April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

April 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 26, 2025March 19, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags blackjack, cosh, dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, police detective casesLeave a comment on April 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

April 1938

cover art by Stockton Mulford

Posted on January 26, 2025January 21, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags cigarette holder, dame, femme fatale, startling detective adventures, stockton mulfordLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Stockton Mulford

March 1948 issue

March 1948

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, frances & richard lockridge, franklin james, smoking, two complete detective books magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1948 issue

1946, The Corpse Came C.O.D.

Adele Jergens

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories film noirTags adele jergens, dame, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1946, The Corpse Came C.O.D.

1964 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1949 Dodd hardcover, this the later, 1964, Dell softcover

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brett halliday, dame, dell paperback, mike shayne, private eye, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1964 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

February 1931

cover art by Chris Schaare

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 25, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags anatole feldman, bullet holes, chris schaare, dame, gun molls magazine, perry paulLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Chris Schaare

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