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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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October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

October 1938

cover art by Dalton Stevens

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dalton stevens, dame, k. krausse, thrilling detective magazine, ward hawkins, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by Dalton Stevens

May 1952 issue

May 1952

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, front page detective, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

September 1964

cover art by Chacopino

Posted on April 15, 2024May 6, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, edgar wallace mystery magazine, jacques pendower, nigel morland, rex dolphin, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on September 1964 issue ~ cover art by Chacopino

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

January 1950

cover art by Howell Dodd

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags best true fact detective, dame, hooker, howell doddLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

June 1955 issue

June 1955

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, pulp illustration, true mystery magazineLeave a comment on June 1955 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double D-5
Oil on board, 22.5 x 19.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, ace of spades, dame, eaton k. goldthwaite, gambling fiction, norman saunders, oil on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

1946 Farrar Strauss hardcover

November 1960 Signet paperback, third printing

the first novel by these cousins, a stand-alone murder mystery

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, original art, robert abbett, showgirl, signet paperback, smoking, stripper, wade millerLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

Spring 1946

cover art by Albert Drake

better image than previously posted

[post updated 6/22/24]

[cover updated 9/13/24]

Posted on April 13, 2024September 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags albert drake, dame, detective book magazine, femme fatale, jean leslie, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1946 issue ~ cover art by Albert Drake

May 1952 issue

May 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 12, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, daring detective magazine, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on May 1952 issue

January 1947 issue

January 1947

Posted on April 11, 2024February 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, dame, femme fatale, pulp illustration, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1947 issue

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