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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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1951 Dell mapback – cover art by Barye Phillips

1951 Dell mapback – cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

1949 Random House hardcover

her 18th with Insp. Christopher McKee, the Scotsman in charge of the Manhattan Homicide Squad

Posted on May 28, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dell mapback, helen reilly, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1951 Dell mapback – cover art by Barye Phillips

1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1949 Popular Library

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024August 5, 2024Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags bound, dagger, helen reilly, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on 1949 Popular Library reissue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 28, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mysteryTags helen reilly, john d. macdonald, mystery book magazine, rudolph belarski, west, westmoreland grayLeave a comment on February 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[images updated 8/3/25]

Posted on April 24, 2024August 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fredric brown, helen reilly, mystery book magazine, mystery novel, patrick quentin, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

1952 Dell mapback – cover art by Eddie Chan

1952 Dell mapback reissue

1950 Random House hardcover

cover illustration by Eddie Chan

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2023December 13, 2023Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags dell mapback, eddie chan, helen reilly, police proceduralLeave a comment on 1952 Dell mapback – cover art by Eddie Chan
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