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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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Belarski x 2

repurposed from Spring 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine

pseudonym of Albert Leffingwell

1940 Dial hardcover – 1950 Popular Library reissue – cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 25, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags dana chambers, max murray, mystery book magazine, porthole, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Belarski x 2

Spring 1947 issue

Spring 1947

Posted on February 22, 2026February 8, 2026Categories aviation fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags a.b. cunningham, dana chambers, lester dent, poison, private eye, triple detective magazineLeave a comment on Spring 1947 issue

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1948

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 14, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dagger, dana chambers, george gross, muriel bradley, tommygun, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Summer (May) 1940

cover art by George Gross

Posted on November 20, 2023November 19, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, magazine, mysteryTags dana chambers, george gross, laboratory, lightning, mad scientist, pulp art, skull, two complete detective books magazineLeave a comment on Summer (May) 1940 issue ~ cover art by George Gross
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