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1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1957 Signet

cover art by James Avati

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, short story collection, spicy, uncategorizedTags dame, femme fatale, james t. farrell, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1957 Signet edition – cover art by James Avati

1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

cover art by Walter Popp

Robert O. Saber (aka Milton K. Ozaki),

A Time for Murder, 1956 Graphic paperback original

September 13, 2014

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, dressing table, femme fatale, graphic paperback, robert o. saber, walter poppLeave a comment on 1956 Graphic paperback ~ cover art by Walter Popp

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

November 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 29, 2026April 7, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, george gross, women in crimeLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

The Nightshade Ring x 2

1954 Appleton hardcover

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

January 20, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags appleton hardcover, bound, dame, femme fatale, lindsay hardy, lugar, robert schulz, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightshade Ring x 2

Xenia Onatopp

Famke Janssen as Russian agent Xenia Onatopp

Goldeneye, 1995

Posted on April 23, 2026April 5, 2026Categories espionage fictionTags 007, famke janssen, femme fatale, james bondLeave a comment on Xenia Onatopp

The Beautiful Frame x 2

1953 Simon & Schuster hardcover, an Inner Sanctum Selection

this the later 1954 Pocket paperback

cover art by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fiction, hardcoverTags dame, femme fatale, inner sanctum, james meese, pocket paperback, simon and schuster, smoking, william pearson, woman with a gunLeave a comment on The Beautiful Frame x 2

Deported, 1950

Marina Berti in Robert Siodmak’s Deported, 1950

Posted on April 18, 2026April 5, 2026Categories uncategorized, pulp, spicy, gangster, film noir, movie posterTags dame, woman with a gun, femme fatale, smoking, publicity photo, marina bertiLeave a comment on Deported, 1950

1956 Ace Double paperback original

pseudonym of Dudley Owen McGaughy

1956 Ace Double paperback original

cover art attributed to Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 11, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, lou marchetti, owen dudley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double paperback original

1957 Crest reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

1956 Doubleday hardcover with the title Rich Man, Dead Man

1956 Foulsham hardcover in the UK as Rich Man, Murder

this the 1957 Crest paperback with yet a third title

cover art by Robert Abbett

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 9, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, police procedural, robert abbettLeave a comment on 1957 Crest reissue – cover art by Robert Abbett

The Cruel Touch x 2

cover art by Paul Rader

1963 Midwood paperback original

not by Donald E. Westlake

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2026April 5, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags alan marshall, dame, femme fatale, midwood paperback, paul raderLeave a comment on The Cruel Touch x 2

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