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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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Die Little Goose x 2

1956 Random House hardcover

1957 Bantam reissue

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

December 03, 2013

Posted on November 25, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, mystery, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, broadway fiction, david alexander, mitchell hooks, random house hardcover, showgirlLeave a comment on Die Little Goose x 2

1955 Bantam reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1953 Random House hardcover, this the later 1955 Bantam paperback

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 6, 2025September 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, bound, david alexander, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on 1955 Bantam reissue – cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Bantam paperback

1954 Random House hardcover

1956 Bantam reissue

better image than previously posted

2nd with NYC newspaper columnist Bart Harden

Posted on September 4, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags alley, bantam paperback, broadway fiction, david alexander, journalism fictionLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam paperback

1956 Bantam reissue – cover art by John McDermott

1954 Random House hardcover

1956 Bantam reissue

cover art by John McDermott

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 2, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, broadway, david alexander, john mcdermottLeave a comment on 1956 Bantam reissue – cover art by John McDermott

June 1954 issue

June 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, craig rice, david alexander, henry kane, john j. malone, manhunt detective story monthly, peter chambers, private eye, richard deming, shell scottLeave a comment on June 1954 issue

January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

January 1957

cover art by Ray Houlihan

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bob turner, carroll mayers, david alexander, finest kind, gil brewer, john d. macdonald, manhunt detective story monthly, ray houlihan, richard wormser, theodore prattLeave a comment on January 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

September 1955 issue

September 1955

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags andrew j. burris, david alexander, hal ellson, james t. farrell, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, richard marsten, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1955 issue

July 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

July 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags dagger, david alexander, ed mcbain, edward d. radin, evan hunter, jonathan craig, manhunt detective story monthly, richard deming, robert maguire, sam merwinLeave a comment on July 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire
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