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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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June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1936

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags alan anderson, h.l. parkhurst, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on June 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

June 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ace of hearts, boobytrap, h.l. parkhurst, john mallory, laurence donovan, super-detective stories, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on June 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1935

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

cover altered/updated for May 1939 issue of Private Detective Stories

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags calvin l. boswell, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, spicy detective storiesLeave a comment on July 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L . Parkhurst

July 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 13, 2024November 7, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, handcuffs, private detective stories, roger torrey, staircaseLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L . Parkhurst

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

August 1941

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, robert a. garron, spicy detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

December 1934

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on November 1, 2024October 19, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags bedoin, h.l. parkhurst, kirk rand, leopard print, spear, spicy-adventure storiesLeave a comment on December 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1940

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 15, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy detective magazine, wallace kaytonLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1939

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicyTags dale boyd, h.l. parkhurst, lingerie, spicy detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

1931, 29 in (73.66 cm) x 23.5 in (59.69 cm), oil on canvas

The Complete Detective Cover, February 1931

Posted on September 14, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags complete detective novel magazine, h.l. parkhurst, madelon st. denisLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

July 1942

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on August 9, 2024July 3, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.l. parkhurst, kidnap, spicy-adventure stories, thugLeave a comment on July 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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