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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 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Dell paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, james mckimmey, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on 1961 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

December 1949 issue

December 1949

cover art by Howell Dodd?

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, moll, special detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1949 issue

Lana Turner, 1946

Lana Turner, 1946, promotional shot [detail] for The Postman Always Rings Twice

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories film noir, HardboiledTags dame, james m. cain, lana turner, postman always rings twice, smokingLeave a comment on Lana Turner, 1946

December 1956 issue

December 1956

Posted on November 12, 2024December 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crime, updatedTags dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, smoking, true crime exposeLeave a comment on December 1956 issue

1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1963 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

one of the finest covers ever

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, finest kind, crime fictionTags dame, call girl, hooker, robert mcginnis, monarch paperback, frank boydLeave a comment on 1963 Monarch paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

cover illustration by Craig Dodd

second of his Alan Grofield novels, offshoots from the Parker series

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags alan grofield, craig dodd, dame, donald e. westlake, professional thief, richard stark, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1969 Houghton & Stoughton UK edition

1958 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

1958 Dell paperback original

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, dame, dell paperback, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, noirLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

1951 Avon

1951 Avon

exploitative lingerie photo cover of Canadian ice skating star Marty Collins

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulp, true crimeTags avon comic, dame, marty collins, reform school girl, smokingLeave a comment on 1951 Avon

1955 Dell paperback

1955 Dell paperback

cover painting by Mike Privatello

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 9, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, dell paperback, femme fatale, james m. foxLeave a comment on 1955 Dell paperback

1945 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

1945 Pocket reissue

cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 8, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags Brigid O'Shaughnessy, dame, dashiell hammett, femme fatale, maltese falcon, miles archer, private eye, sam spadeLeave a comment on 1945 Pocket reissue ~ cover art by Stanley Meltzoff

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