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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 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1945

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

altered version of March 1938 issue of Spicy Mystery

Posted on September 10, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, red hood, robert a. garron, speed mystery magazine, spicy mystery magazineLeave a comment on January 1945 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 12, 2025June 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags garter, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on October 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

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

February 1942

cover art by H. J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 28, 2025June 6, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on February 1942 issue ~ cover art by H. J. Ward

July 1941 issue

July 1941

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags private detective stories, robert a. garron, thugLeave a comment on July 1941 issue

January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

January 1938 issue

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 10, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags charles daw, dagger, h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on January 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

September 1942

cover art by Allen Anderson

Posted on June 7, 2025May 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags allen anderson, garter, journalism fiction, lugar, private detective stories, robert a. garron, stockingsLeave a comment on September 1942 issue ~ cover art by Allen Anderson

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

March 1944

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on March 1944 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by H.J. Ward

oil on canvas, 30 x 21-1/8 inches (76.2 x 53.7 cm), signed lower right

February 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, lingerie, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 6, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags h.j. ward, jewel thief, pearl necklace, private detective stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on January 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

August 1945 issue

August 1945

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 2, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bound, mirror, private eye stories, robert a. garronLeave a comment on August 1945 issue

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