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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: griffith foxley

1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Griffith Foxley

1948 Knopf hardcover

1953 Dell reissue

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 16, 2025November 24, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dell paperback, george harmon coxe, griffith foxleyLeave a comment on 1953 Dell reissue – cover art by Griffith Foxley

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

August 1941

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags eddie cantor, griffith foxley, queen of spades, true detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

Five Alarm Funeral x 3

1942 Putnam hardcover

1944 Handi-Book digest

1955 Dell reissue

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

1961 Ace Double reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, arson, dell paperback, griffith foxley, handi-book paperback, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on Five Alarm Funeral x 3

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

March 1941

cover art by Griffith Foxley

Posted on May 18, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags griffith foxley, jewel thief, master detective magazineLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

July 1941

cover art by Griffith Foxley

Posted on July 17, 2024July 3, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags bride, griffith foxley, true detective mysteriesLeave a comment on July 1941 issue ~ cover art by Griffith Foxley

cover art by Griffith Foxley

1952 Morrow hardcover

1954 Dell reissue

13th with private eyes Bertha Cool and Donald Lam

cover art by Griffith Foxley

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 29, 2024January 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, paperbackTags a.a. fair, bertha cool, dell paperback, donald lam, erle stanley gardner, griffith foxley, private eyeLeave a comment on cover art by Griffith Foxley
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