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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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February 1950 issue

February 1950

[image updated 1/25/25]

Posted on October 7, 2024January 25, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags day keene, detective tales magazine, escaped con, nurseLeave a comment on February 1950 issue

Behold This Woman x 2

1947  Appleton hardcover, this the Bantam softcover released the next year

cover art by William Shoyer

his fourth novel

1956 Popular Library reissue
cover art by Owen Kampen

Posted on October 1, 2024September 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, dame, day keene, femme fatale, noir, owen kampen, popular library, william shoyerLeave a comment on Behold This Woman x 2

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1947

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles beckman, dame, day keene, femme fatale, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, robert turner, top hat, tux, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

1959 Crest paperback original

1959 Crest paperback original

Posted on September 19, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags crest paperback, day keene, noir, pulp illustrationLeave a comment on 1959 Crest paperback original

June 1942 issue

June 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on August 31, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, norman saunders, taxi, ten detective aces magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on June 1942 issue

August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

August 1949

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 29, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black cat, dagger, day keene, dime mystery magazine, larry holden, rafael desoto, talmage powell, william brandonLeave a comment on August 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

cover art by Harry Schaare

Oil on board, 17.25 x 13.25 in. (sight)
Not signed

Dead in Bed by Day Keene, Pyramid books, G448, 1959.

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags day keene, harry schaare, hawaii fiction, oil on board, private eye, pyramid paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Schaare

August 1941 Canadian issue

August 1941 Canadian issue

Posted on July 31, 2024July 3, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, hypodermic, laboratory, mad scientist, strange detective mysteries, wayne rogersLeave a comment on August 1941 Canadian issue

November 1942 issue

November 1942

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags day keene, fedora, francis k. allan, grim reaper, skeleton, strange detective mysteries, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1942 issue

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

October 1944

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, detective tales magazine, escaped con, f. orlin tremaine, francis k. allan, handcuffs, rafael desoto, ray bradbury, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

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