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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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: harold w. mccauley

aka Lawrence Block and Hal Dresner

1961 Bedside paperback original

cover art by Harold W. McCauley

November 16, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags bedside paperback, don holliday, erotica, hal dresner, harold w. mccauley, lawrence blockLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block and Hal Dresner

November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Harold McCauley

November 1946

cover art by Harold McCauley

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags harold w. mccauley, mammoth detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1946 issue ~ cover art by Harold McCauley

December 1946 issue ~ cover by H. W. McCauley

December 1946

cover by H. W. McCauley

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 8, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags frank gruber, harold w. mccauley, mammoth detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1946 issue ~ cover by H. W. McCauley

cover art by Harold W. McCauley

Lawrence Block writing as Andrew Shaw

1961 Nightstand paperback original

Posted on November 24, 2023November 22, 2023Categories paperbackTags andrew shaw, dame, femme fatale, harold w. mccauley, lawrence block, lurid, nightstand books, pulp art, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Harold W. McCauley
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