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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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January 1946 issue

January 1946

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 19, 2024January 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew holt, private detective stories, private eyeLeave a comment on January 1946 issue

May 1944 issue

May 1944

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 11, 2024April 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, kidnap, nurse, nursery, private detective storiesLeave a comment on May 1944 issue

June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1937 – premiere issue

cover art by H.J. Ward

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on May 8, 2024May 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags fiend, garter, h.j. ward, hatchet, hollywood fiction, private detective stories, robert leslie bellem, stockingsLeave a comment on June 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

No Pockets in a Shroud, Private Detective Stories magazine cover, July 1938
Oil on canvas, 21 x 29-3/4 inches (53.3 x 75.6 cm)
Signed lower right

[cover updated 11/6/24]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, updatedTags dressing table, fedora, garter, h.j. ward, oil on canvas, private detective stories, roger torrey, stockings, thugLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

November 1944

cover art Joseph Szokoli, based on H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[post updated 4/20/24]

Posted on April 24, 2024April 22, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fedora, heist, joseph szokoli, private detective stories, roger torrey, smokingLeave a comment on November 1944 issue ~ cover art Joseph Szokoli

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, showgirl, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[images updated 5/3/25]

Posted on April 11, 2024May 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dale clark, edward ronns, george a. mcdonald, h.j. ward, john ryan, nurse, private detective stories, roger torreyLeave a comment on October 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1942

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 10, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, trenchcoatLeave a comment on June 1942 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

oil on canvas, 21″ x 30″

Private Detective Stories, June 1941

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

January 1943

cover art by Allen Anderson

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, mug shot, private detective stories, private eye, roger torrey, stockingsLeave a comment on January 1943 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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