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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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The Price of Murder x 3

1953 Dell paperback original

cover art by Victor Kalin

better image than previously posted

1965 Fawcett reissue

better image than previously posted

1972 Fawcett reissue

cover art by Dick Shelton

[updated 9/22/25]

Posted on July 23, 2025September 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, updatedTags dell paperback, dick shelton, fawcett paperback, john d. macdonald, victor kalinLeave a comment on The Price of Murder x 3

April 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

April 1961

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on January 15, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags charles runyon, dick shelton, frank hardy, glenn canary, graveyard, les collins, lewis banci, manhunt magazine, paul fairmanLeave a comment on April 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

August 1961

cover art by Dick Shelton

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dame, dick shelton, femme fatale, finest kind, manhunt detective story monthly, robert page jones, smoking, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1961 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

July 1959 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton

July 1959

cover art by Dick Shelton

Posted on April 30, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags brett halliday, dagger, dame, dick shelton, femme fatale, finest kind, john c. fleming, lois eby, mike shayne mystery magazine, private eyeLeave a comment on July 1959 issue ~ cover art by Dick Shelton
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