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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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1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1957 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 6, 2025November 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, david goodis, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1952 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art attributed to Barye Phillips

his 7th novel, solid noir

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, david goodis, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, noir, smokingLeave a comment on 1952 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Pocket reprint – cover art by Ray App

1950 Morrow hardcover, this the later 1951 Pocket reprint

cover art by Ray App

his 5th novel

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 4, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, noir, pocket paperback, ray app, thrillerLeave a comment on 1951 Pocket reprint – cover art by Ray App

1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, music fiction, noirLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

August 1939 issue

August 1939 issue – final issue under this name, changed to Gangland Detective Stories in November

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags david goodis, frederic arnold kummer, g.t. fleming-roberts, skeleton, skull, snakes, stockings, ten story gang magazineLeave a comment on August 1939 issue

1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Fawcett paperback original, this the later 1967 Dell reprint

his 6th novel

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2024May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, david goodis, dell paperback, noir, thrillerLeave a comment on 1967 Dell reissue ~ cover art by Barye Phillips

1954 Lion paperback original

1954 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024April 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, lion paperback, noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Lion paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, gold medal paperback, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

April 1953 issue

April 1953

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags david goodis, henry kane, manhunt detective story monthly, mickey spillaneLeave a comment on April 1953 issue

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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