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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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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 crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags call girl, dame, frank boyd, hooker, monarch paperback, robert mcginnisLeave 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

Out of the Past

“Out of the Past (1947)
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“Out of the Past (1947)
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1947, Out of the Past

Jane Greer as Kathie, the hardest boiled femme fatale of all time

Posted on November 7, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, film noir, HardboiledTags dame, femme fatale, jane greer, out of the pastLeave a comment on Out of the Past

2014 Holt hardcover

John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black

his sequel to The Long Goodbye

Posted on November 7, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, raymond chandlerTags benjamin black, dame, john banville, philip marlowe, private eyeLeave a comment on 2014 Holt hardcover

February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February/March 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 4, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, stockingsLeave a comment on February/March 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1950 issue

June 1950

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories magazine, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, dame, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on June 1950 issue

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