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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: gold medal paperback

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy, aka Ernest Chiriacka

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, hoods, lionel whiteLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original

1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1956 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

better image than previously posted

1987 Black Lizard reissue with new title

[updated 6/20/25]

Posted on September 19, 2024June 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, updatedTags black lizard, gold medal paperback, harry whittington, mitchell hooksLeave a comment on 1956 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1958 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

Posted on September 12, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, pulpTags darcy, ernest chiriacka, gold medal paperback, moll, richard himmelLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original ~ cover art by Darcy

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

May 1953 Gold Medal paperback original, first printing

1st novel from the noir master

cover art by John Floherty Jr

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, john floherty jr, lionel white, thrillerLeave a comment on May 1953 Gold Medal paperback

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

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