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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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Tag: femme fatale

1950, Undercover Girl

Universal Picture

Alexis Smith is a woman not to be trifled with in ‘Undercover Girl’.

December 07, 2013

Posted on January 5, 2026Categories film noir, movie poster, pulpTags alexis smithscott brady, femme fatale, publicity photo, richard egan, universal pictures, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1950, Undercover Girl

June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

June 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2025December 9, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, fred rodewald, garter, line-up, police detective cases, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1949 issue ~ cover art by Fred Rodewald

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 26, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags con man, dame, femme fatale, frank bonham, gold medal paperbackLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

1954 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Walter Popp

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, popular library, smoking, william ardLeave a comment on 1954 Popular Library paperback original

September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

September 1936

cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

Posted on December 22, 2025December 9, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags american detective fact cases, dame, femme fatale, hans w. wessolowski, poisonLeave a comment on September 1936 issue ~ cover art by Hans W. Wessolowski

1954 Pyramid reissue

1954 Abelard hardcover as Free are the Dead

published that same year by Pyramid with this title

December 06, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, ex-con, femme fatale, organized crime, pyramid paperback, smoking, stuart friedmanLeave a comment on 1954 Pyramid reissue

1940s dame

Pulp Art cover by R&R Giordan, 1940s

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dame, femme fataleLeave a comment on 1940s dame

1961 Ace paperback original – cover art by Verne Tossey

1961 Ace paperback original

cover art by Verne Tossey

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, j.m. flynn, lurid, verne tossey, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1961 Ace paperback original – cover art by Verne Tossey

1950 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1950 Avon reissue

cover art by Ray Johnson

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2025November 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dagger, dame, femme fatale, lawrence treat, ray johnsonLeave a comment on 1950 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

written by Mick Anglo

Posted on December 12, 2025November 23, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags dame, femme fatale, johnny dekker, lingerie, martin & reid, mick anglo, private eye, stockingsLeave a comment on 1948 Martin & Reid Publishers paperback

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