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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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April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1954

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 17, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, espionage fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blueprint, fifteen detective stories magazine, fletcher flora, j.l. hayward, norman saunders, spy fiction, ted strattonLeave a comment on April 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, wayne rogersLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags harold q. masur, lawrence treat, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on November 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double D-5
Oil on board, 22.5 x 19.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower left

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 14, 2024March 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, ace of spades, dame, eaton k. goldthwaite, gambling fiction, norman saunders, oil on boardLeave a comment on cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1949

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags all-story detective, norman saunders, robert martin, t.w. fordLeave a comment on October 1949 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

[image updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 12, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags 10-story detective magazine, morgue, norman a. daniels, norman saunders, robert turnerLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July 1938

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on April 11, 2024May 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, cliff howe, handcuffs, norman saunders, ralph powers, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1938 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

June 1954

cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1956 UK issue

[updated with UK cover 3/31/25]

Posted on April 11, 2024March 31, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bank robbery, famous detective stories, marc millen, norman ober, norman saunders, vault, wilbur s. peacockLeave a comment on June 1954 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

December 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 8, 2024Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags andrew holt, craig rice, dime detective magazine, fletcher flora, larry holden, mark hope, norman saunders, stewardessLeave a comment on December 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags crime novel, dame, detective book magazine, mystery novel, norman saunders, tux, vera caspary, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring (Dec.- Feb.) 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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