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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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1951 Archer paperback original – cover art by Reginald Heade

pseudonym of Thomas Charles Packham Webb

1951 Archer paperback original, his 2nd of 3 paperbacks

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 15, 2025August 27, 2025Categories british pulp, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags archer paperback, dame, femme fatale, reginald heade, tony angelo, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1951 Archer paperback original – cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

1953 Harborough hardcover

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, uncategorizedTags dame, graveyard, harborough paperback, michael storme, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

written by Stephen Daniel Frances, who originated the name and character

1951 S.D. Francis paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

September 29, 2013

Posted on April 16, 2025March 15, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bound, hank janson, lurid, reginald heade, sleazeLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

1952 Leisure paperback original ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1952 Leisure paperback original

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 27, 2024December 12, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags leisure paperback, michael storme, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Leisure paperback original ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1948 British hardcover from Cassel ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1948 British hardcover from Cassel

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags cassel hardcover, courtroom thriller, erle stanley gardner, perry mason, reginald headeLeave a comment on 1948 British hardcover from Cassel ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1950 Archer paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags archer paperback, lingerie, michael storme, reginald headeLeave a comment on 1950 Archer paperback ~ cover art by Reginald Heade

1952 Leisure Library

1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Reginald Heade.

Posted on November 12, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, pulpTags leisure library digest, reginald heade, roland vane, white slaveLeave a comment on 1952 Leisure Library

cover art by Reginald Heade

1953 Harborough

cover art repurposed for – –

1952 Leisure Library

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, mystery, paperback, pulpTags dame, graveyard, reginald heade, reginald storme, spike morell, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

1952 New Fiction Press

1952 New Fiction Press

cover art by Reginald Heade

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, hank janson, new fiction paperback, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 New Fiction Press

1953 Top Fiction paperback

1953 Top Fiction paperback

cover art by Reginald Heade

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 20, 2024September 10, 2024Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperbackTags dame, femme fatale, hank janson, reginald heade, top fiction paperbackLeave a comment on 1953 Top Fiction paperback

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