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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: lingerie

aka Lawrence Block x 2

1959 Midwood/Tower paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Midwood paperback reissue

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2025October 12, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lingerie, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleaze, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block x 2

March 1939 issue

March 1939

Posted on October 1, 2025September 25, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags crime detective magazine, lingerieLeave a comment on March 1939 issue

1952 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Owen Kampen

1952 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Owen Kampen

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 26, 2025September 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags beacon paperback, dame, femme fatale, les scott, lingerie, owen kampenLeave a comment on 1952 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Owen Kampen

1966 Netherlands edition

1966 Netherlands edition

translation of One Minute to Kill

November 30, 2013

1964 Gold Star paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, george harmon coxe, gold star paperback, harry barton, lingerie, netherlands pulpLeave a comment on 1966 Netherlands edition

1985 Corgi reissue

November 20, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags corgi paperback, james hadley chase, lingerie, pulp illustration, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1985 Corgi reissue

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1938

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private eye stories, robert leslie bellemLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

1953 Lion paperback original

1953 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, lingerie, lion paperback, richard mathesonLeave a comment on 1953 Lion paperback original

August 1937 issue

August 1937

better image than previously posted

cover artist unknown

[updated 8/9/25-11/4/25]

Posted on August 28, 2025November 4, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags lingerie, real detective magazine, stockingsLeave a comment on August 1937 issue

1961 Popular Library – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1961 Popular Library paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 10, 2025June 7, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cocktail, dame, lingerie, popular library, private eye, raymond banks, smokingLeave a comment on 1961 Popular Library – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1960 Ace Double paperback original

1960 Ace Double paperback original

better image than previously posted

cover art attributed to Art Sussman?

Posted on July 1, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bathtub, dame, femme fatale, lingerie, louis trimbleLeave a comment on 1960 Ace Double paperback original

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