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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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1958 Avon reissue ~ cover art by David Stone

1958 Avon reissue

cover art by David Stone

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 8, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags avon paperback, florida fiction, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1958 Avon reissue ~ cover art by David Stone

1954 Avon reissue

1954 Avon reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2024August 16, 2024Categories adventure, crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1954 Avon reissue

Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Spring 1934

cover art by Clem Gretta

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 18, 2024October 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags clem gretta, ellery queen, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, skull, the saintLeave a comment on Spring 1934 issue ~ cover art by Clem Gretta

Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

Summer 1934

cover art by Rudolph Zirm

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 22, 2024May 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, whodunnitTags dagger, j.s. fletcher, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, r.c. washburn, rudolph zirm, simon templar, the saint, whodunnitLeave a comment on Summer 1934 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Zirm

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

May 1935

cover art by George Gross

Posted on May 25, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags george gross, hooded, leslie charteris, mystery novels magazine, simon templar, stanley hart page, the saint, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

March 1931

cover art by Delos Palmer

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 6, 2024May 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, delos palmer, detective classics magazine, femme fatale, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, woman with a gunLeave a comment on March 1931 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

The Saint in New York

1944 Avon reissue

better image than previously posted

1951 Avon reissue

Posted on December 23, 2023December 13, 2023Categories action fiction, adventure, mystery, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, dame, leslie charteris, simon templar, the saint, thriller, tommygunLeave a comment on The Saint in New York

1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

1956 Avon

cover art by Ray Johnson

short stories

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 17, 2023December 12, 2023Categories anthology, crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags avon paperback, leslie charteris, ray johnson, simon templar, the saintLeave a comment on 1956 Avon reissue – cover art by Ray Johnson

November 1947 issue

Format ImagePosted on December 10, 2023December 8, 2023Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags alan hynd, leslie charteris, pulp illustration, raymond c. schindler, seth bailey, true police casesLeave a comment on November 1947 issue

November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

November 1937

cover art by V.E. Pyles

Posted on December 2, 2023December 1, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double detective magazine, leslie charteris, max brand, pulp art, richard sale, simon templar, telephone, the saint, top hat, v.e. pyles, walter rippergerLeave a comment on November 1937 issue ~ cover art by V.E. Pyles

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