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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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March 1963 Gold Medal paperback original

March 1963 Gold Medal paperback original, second printing

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, dame, femme fatale, gold medal paperback, noir, robert mcginnisLeave a comment on March 1963 Gold Medal paperback original

1963 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

1963 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags a.s. fleischman, con game, gold medal paperback, robert mcginnis, venetian blindsLeave a comment on 1963 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Robert McGinnis

cover art by Lu Kimmel

Oil on board, 30 x 22in.
Signed lower left
The Violent Hours by Frank Castle (pen name of Steve Thurman), Gold Medal #554, 1956

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, uncategorizedTags frank castle, gold medal paperback, lu kimmel, oil on board, original artLeave a comment on cover art by Lu Kimmel

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by William Rose

November 1957 Gold Medal paperback original, first printing

cover art by William Rose

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 3, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, milton k. ozaki, serial killer, william roseLeave a comment on cover art by William Rose

cover art by Barye Phillips

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback original, 1st print

cover art by Barye Phillips

an account of the lurid Ruth Snyder case

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 16, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags barye phillips, fred j. cook, gold medal paperback, handcuffs, ruth snyder, women in prisonLeave a comment on cover art by Barye Phillips

cover art by Lu Kimmel

November 1955 first printing

cover painting by Lu Kimmel

Posted on July 15, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dan cushman, gold medal paperback, heist, lu kimmelLeave a comment on cover art by Lu Kimmel

1961 Gold Medal paperback original

1961 Gold Medal

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2024May 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, gold medal paperback, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1961 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

Tempera on board, 9-3/4 x 11-1/2 inches (24.8 x 29.2 cm) (sight)
Signed lower right

1954 Gold Medal reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 25, 2024April 22, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, harry whittington, noirLeave a comment on October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

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