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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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1959 Ace Double reissue

1959 Ace Double reissue, US first appearance which makes it a US paperback original

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, harry whittington, noirLeave a comment on 1959 Ace Double reissue

May 2014 issue ~ cover art by Michael Koelsch

May 2014

cover art by Michael Koelsch

originally published in 1962 by Nightstand Books, a paperback original, as Border Lust written by Don Holliday, cover art by Harold McCauley

Posted on January 19, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags don holliday, hard case crime, lawrence block, michael koelsch, noir, straight razor, thrillerLeave a comment on May 2014 issue ~ cover art by Michael Koelsch

1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1962 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

published as Finally Sunday! and filmed by Francois Truffaut as Confidentially Yours

September 18, 2013

Posted on January 11, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, gold medal paperback, mitchell hooks, noirLeave a comment on 1962 Gold Medal paperback ~ cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1960 Monarch paperback ~ cover art by Rafael De Soto

1960 Monarch paperback original

cover art by Rafael De Soto

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gil brewer, monarch paperback, noir, rafael desoto, telephoneLeave a comment on 1960 Monarch paperback ~ cover art by Rafael De Soto

1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Ace paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, harry whittington, noir, robert maguire, thriller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

woman with a Mauser

July 30, 2013

Posted on December 4, 2024December 2, 2024Categories true crimeTags mauser, noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on woman with a Mauser

1958 Pyramid paperback ~ cover art by Ace Bran

Gouache on board, 21 x 16 inches (53.3 x 40.6 cm)
Signed center left: Ace Bran

1958 Pyramid paperback

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace bran, donald honig, gouache on board, noirLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid paperback ~ cover art by Ace Bran

Dead Eye

August 08, 2013

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, uncategorizedTags film noir, movie still, noirLeave a comment on Dead Eye

why not?

July 29, 2013

Posted on November 30, 2024November 13, 2024Categories true crimeTags noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on why not?

1958 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

1958 Dell paperback original

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

Posted on November 12, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles williams, dame, dell paperback, ernest chiriacka, femme fatale, noirLeave a comment on 1958 Dell paperback original ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

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