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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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May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

May 1942

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on March 18, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, handcuffs, john hawkins, rafael desoto, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1942 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944 issue

August 1944

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, f. orlin tremaine, francis k. allan, handcuffs, phone boothLeave a comment on August 1944 issue

September 1945 issue

September 1945 issue

cover art by Gloria Stoll??

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 28, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, day keene, dime mystery magazine, francis k. allan, ghoul, robert bloch, skull, william r. coxLeave a comment on September 1945 issue

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy?

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 22, 2025February 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags day keene, gold medal paperback, south seasLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

August 1948 issue

August 1948

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 21, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, day keene, detective tales magazine, woman with a gun, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on August 1948 issue

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, day keene, detective fiction weekly, flynn's, flynn's detective fiction, rafael desoto, robert turner, russell gray, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 16, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, day keene, femme fatale, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

May 1941

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, jade, racist imagery, strange detective mysteries, tom lovell, wayne rogers, yellow menaceLeave a comment on May 1941 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

July 1941

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

Posted on December 23, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cornell woolrich, dame, day keene, detective tales magazine, don james, donald g. cormack, handcuffs, rafael desoto, russell bender, trench coat, william r. coxLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

January 1946

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags birthday cake, day keene, detective tales magazine, poison, samuel cherry, william roughLeave a comment on January 1946 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

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