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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: hank janson

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

cover art by Reginald Heade

written by Stephen Daniel Frances, who originated the name and character

1951 S.D. Francis paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

September 29, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, lurid, reginald heade, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

1958 Alexander Moring paperback – cover art by Portada Noiquet

1958 Alexander Moring paperback

cover art by Portada Noiquet

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2025March 14, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags hank janson, moring paperback, portada noiquetLeave a comment on 1958 Alexander Moring paperback – cover art by Portada Noiquet

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

1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

1953 Top Fiction paperback

1953 Top Fiction paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2024September 10, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags dame, femme fatale, hank janson, reginald heade, top fiction paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Top Fiction paperback

1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 6, 2024July 22, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Robert Maguire

Gouache on board, 13 x 20-3/8 inches (33.0 x 51.8 cm) (sight)
Not signed

Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags cold ward, dame, femme fatale, gouache on board, hank janson, international intrigue, original art, robert maguireLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire
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