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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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cover art by Darcy

original artwork by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

1961 Beacon paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, darcy, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, gouache on board, lurid, marco vilettiLeave a comment on cover art by Darcy

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