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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 star paperback

Cutie on Call x 2


1960 Roberts paperback
as Cutie On Call

this is the revised 1964 Gold Star paperback

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, gold star paperback, hank janson, mollLeave a comment on Cutie on Call x 2

1966 Netherlands edition

1966 Netherlands edition

translation of One Minute to Kill

November 30, 2013

1964 Gold Star paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, george harmon coxe, gold star paperback, harry barton, lingerie, netherlands pulpLeave a comment on 1966 Netherlands edition

1964 Gold Star paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

1964 Gold Star paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

October 04, 2013

Posted on June 11, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags donald jorden young, gold star paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1964 Gold Star paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

Hank x 2

1963 Gold Star paperback original in the US, revised from the 1960 UK Roberts release as Ripe for Rapture

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Joaquin ‘Chaco’ Chacopino

Posted on February 19, 2025February 4, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold star paperback, hank janson, joaquin chaco chacopino, robert maguireLeave a comment on Hank x 2
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