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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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1954 Lion paperback original

1954 Lion paperback original

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024April 17, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags david goodis, lion paperback, noir, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1954 Lion paperback original

October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags gold medal paperback, harry whittington, noirLeave a comment on October 1960 Gold Medal paperback original, first print

cover art by George Gross

oil on canvas, 14″x18″

1951 Ecstasy Novel #15

Posted on February 15, 2024December 31, 2023Categories digest, original art, pulp, spicyTags dame, ecstasy novel magazine, femme fatale, george gross, james clayford, noir, original artLeave a comment on cover art by George Gross

cover art by Harry Barton

The Squeeze, paperback cover, 1955
tempera on board, 20 x 14 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

Posted on February 6, 2024December 30, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, gil brewer, harry barton, noir, tempera on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Harry Barton

Holiday Heist

1990 St. Martins hardcover, 1st print

1990 St. Martin’s mass market reissue

An ex-cop, burned out in a dead-end job, is enticed by an alluring co-worker into a plan to rob the chain of stores for which they work on Christmas Eve. Great dark comic noir.

Posted on December 24, 2023December 16, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, hardcover, paperbackTags christmas crime, dame, femme fatale, heist, michigan fiction, noir, tom kakonisLeave a comment on Holiday Heist

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