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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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June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on July 26, 2026June 24, 2026Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novels magazine, fucking nazis, john l. benton, lugar, monocle, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on June 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Robert Maguire

Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)
Gouache on board, 17 x 14 inches (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
Not signed

cover of Time To Kill by Geoffrey Household (Pyramid, 1964).

Posted on July 26, 2026June 29, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, original art, paperback, pulpTags lugar, pyramid paperback, robert maguire, spy fictionLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

May 1950, issue No. 17

May 1950, issue No. 17

Posted on July 7, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, true crimeTags famous crimes comic, lugar, motorcycle copLeave a comment on May 1950, issue No. 17

November 1939 issue

November 1937

Posted on June 30, 2026June 12, 2026Categories crime fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags bound, dagger, feds, g-men detective magazine, lugar, telephoneLeave a comment on November 1939 issue

The Big Water x 2

1953 Collins hardcover in the UK, Viking in the US


pseudonym of Harry Wilcox

1955 Perma paperback

cover art by James Meese

January 25, 2014

Posted on June 17, 2026May 19, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperbackTags james meese, jungle fiction, lugar, mark derby, perma paperback, viking hardcoverLeave a comment on The Big Water x 2

The Nightwalkers x 3

London: Rupert Hart-Davis, 1956.

1957 Little Brown hardcover

1958 Signet paperback reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 17, 2026May 19, 2026Categories british pulp, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags beverley cross, little brown, lugar, paris fiction, robert schulz, rupert hart-davis hardcover, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightwalkers x 3

November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on June 2, 2026May 14, 2026Categories canadian pulp, crime comic, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, war fictionTags fucking nazis, h.j. ward, lugar, speed adventure stories, whipLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

The Nightshade Ring x 2

1954 Appleton hardcover

1956 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Schulz

January 20, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2026April 6, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperback, pulpTags appleton hardcover, bound, dame, femme fatale, lindsay hardy, lugar, robert schulz, signet paperbackLeave a comment on The Nightshade Ring x 2

1964 Finnish edition

Donald Hamilton’s The Removers

December 06, 2013

Posted on March 15, 2026February 23, 2026Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags assassin, donald hamilton, finnish pulp, lugar, matt helmLeave a comment on 1964 Finnish edition

July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

July 1939

cover art by Graves Gladney

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 2, 2026February 15, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime busters magazine, graves gladney, lingerie, lugar, stockingsLeave a comment on July 1939 issue ~ cover art by Graves Gladney

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