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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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George Gross x 2 +2

cover art by George Gross

September 1951 Best True Fact Detective

cover art repurposed for

November 1955 issue Special Detective

Posted on December 11, 2025November 23, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags best true fact detective, choker, dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, special detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on George Gross x 2 +2

aka Lawrence Block x 2

1959 Midwood/Tower paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Midwood paperback reissue

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2025October 12, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lingerie, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleaze, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block x 2

1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

1950 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by C.C.Beall

November 18, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bruno fischer, c.c. beall, dame, femme fatale, garter, gold medal paperback, stockingsLeave a comment on 1950 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by C.C.Beall

photo by Irving Klaw

Barbara Pauline

November 03, 2013

Posted on August 4, 2025July 13, 2025Categories HardboiledTags cheesecake, garter, irving klaw, lurid, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on photo by Irving Klaw

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

photo by Irving Klaw

November 03, 2013

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories HardboiledTags cheesecake, garter, irving klaw, lurid, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on photo by Irving Klaw

February 1949 issue

February 1949

cover art by Joseph Szokoli?

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime comic, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, garter, lingerie, private detective stories, r. keene lee, stockingsLeave a comment on February 1949 issue

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on June 7, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, journalism fiction, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

March 1942 issue

September 25, 2013

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories magazine, true crimeTags complete detective cases, garter, pulp illustration, stockingsLeave a comment on March 1942 issue

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

September 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

cover reworked for February 1945 issue

Posted on May 31, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.j. ward, private detective stories, stockings, thug, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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