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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 1938 issue

March 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 5, 2025November 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags arthur j. burks, bat, dagger, g.t. fleming-roberts, richard b. sale, thrilling mystery magazine, trap doorLeave a comment on March 1938 issue

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on November 2, 2025November 1, 2025Categories adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1935

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, margie harris, richard b. sale, staircase, super-detective stories, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1935 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, david redstone, ernest m. poate, james p. olsen, john kobler, norman saunders, richard b. saleLeave a comment on May 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

May 1938 issue

May 1938

[image updated 2/15/25 – 10/31/25]

Posted on November 14, 2024October 31, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updated, weird fictionTags beheaded, chained, ghoul, laboratory, mad scientist, paul ernst, richard b. sale, scimitar, thrilling mystery magazineLeave a comment on May 1938 issue

December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

December 1, 1934

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on October 30, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, maritime fiction, mystery, pulpTags detective fiction weekly, flynn's, fred macisaac, porthole, richard b. sale, richard wormser, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on December 1, 1934 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1936

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on July 12, 2024July 2, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dame, femme fatale, mystery adventure magazine, norman saunders, richard b. sale, staircase, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1936 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1936

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 5, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bernard breslauer, bullet holes, dame, moll, phantom detective magazine, richard b. sale, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, tommygun, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1936 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Norman Saunders

Seven Skulls of Kali, Black Book Detective, October 1936
Oil on canvas, 35 x 24 inches

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 15, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulp, true crimeTags black book detective, norman saunders, oil on canvas, original art, richard b. sale, skull, turbanLeave a comment on 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

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