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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: hercule poirot

1951 Avon reissue

1951 Avon reissue

1955 Avon reissue

Posted on November 23, 2025November 3, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, avon paperback, hercule poirotLeave a comment on 1951 Avon reissue

April 1, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Spinelli

April 1, 1926

cover art by Laurence Spinelli

“The Under Dog” is a Hercule Poirot story

Posted on August 25, 2025July 13, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulpTags agatha christie, crystal ball, dale collins, ethel barrymore, hercule poirot, lawrence spinelli, mystery magazineLeave a comment on April 1, 1926 issue ~ cover art by Laurence Spinelli

February 1925 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

February 1925

cover art by Lawrence Herndon

Posted on September 14, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags agatha christie, blue book magazine, hercule poirot, j.s. fletcher, lawrence herndon, pearl necklaceLeave a comment on February 1925 issue ~ cover art by Lawrence Herndon

Evil Under the Sun x 2

1945 Pocket reissue

cover art by Paul Galdone

February 1957 Pocket reissue, 6th printing

cover painting by James Meese

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 27, 2024August 16, 2024Categories finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags agatha christie, beach, hercule poirot, james meese, paul galdone, pocket paperback, voodooLeave a comment on Evil Under the Sun x 2

1959 Fontana reissue

1959 Fontana

Posted on December 25, 2023December 1, 2023Categories british pulp, paperback, whodunnitTags agatha christie, christmas crime, fontana paperback, hercule poirot, pulp artLeave a comment on 1959 Fontana reissue
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