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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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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, 2025April 8, 2026Categories 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

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

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