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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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March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1950

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 9, 2025May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, new detective magazine, norman saunders, venetian blinds, william campbell gault, william r. coxLeave a comment on March 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

September 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on May 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, hardcover, magazine, mystery, pulpTags day keene, dime detective magazine, don james, edward parrish ware, john d. macdonald, michael morgan, norman saunders, robert carlton, train fiction, william tennLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1953

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 4, 2025April 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, larry holden, line-up, norman saundersLeave a comment on February 1953 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

February 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blaine, bound, hamilton washburn, new mystery adventures, norman saunders, whipLeave a comment on February 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

January 1949 issue ~ cover art Norman Saunders

January 1949

cover art Norman Saunders

September 26, 2013

Posted on April 12, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dale clark, norman saunders, nurse, ten detective aces magazine, venetian blindsLeave a comment on January 1949 issue ~ cover art Norman Saunders

January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1940

cover art by Norman Saunders

September 25, 2013

Posted on April 11, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beauty contest, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, maurice phillips, norman saunders, ten detective aces magazineLeave a comment on January 1940 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1942

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 10, 2025March 15, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags amazing detective cases, garters, norman saunders, stockingsLeave a comment on April 1942 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

December 1936

cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

Posted on March 20, 2025February 23, 2025Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags blaine, norman saunders, saucy movie tales, thompson toddLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Blaine (Norman Saunders)

March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

March 1941

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags alan hathway, bound, mystery magazine, norman saunders, norvell page, theodore tinsley, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on March 1941 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

April 1943

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 14, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cyril plunkett, dame, detective short stories magazine, moll, motorcycle, norman saunders, robert c. blackmon, russell grayLeave a comment on April 1943 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

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