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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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December 1954 Signet reissue

December 1954 Signet reissue, first printing

cover painting by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charlie wells, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on December 1954 Signet reissue

1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Ace paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 12, 2024December 5, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace paperback, harry whittington, noir, robert maguire, thriller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1960 Ace paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1960 Dell reissue

1957 Simon and Schuster hardcover, this the 1960 softcover reprint.

Quentin was the pseudonym Hugh Wheeler

back cover says the cover art is by Robert McGuire but it doesn’t look like his work.

Posted on December 3, 2024December 2, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, paperbackTags dell paperback, hollywood fiction, patrick quentin, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1960 Dell reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

cover painting by Robert Maguire

1954 Crown hardcover

July 1955 Signet paperback original, first printing

3rd with Kansas City private eye Johnny April 

Posted on November 3, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags johnny april, mike roscoe, private, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Hillman reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Hillman reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 26, 2024October 19, 2024Categories crime fiction, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, hillman paperback, robert maguireLeave a comment on 1957 Hillman reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1955 Signet paperback

August 1955 Signet paperback original, first printing

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 4/3/26]

Posted on October 14, 2024April 3, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, updatedTags charlie wells, dame, femme fatale, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1955 Signet paperback

cover art by Robert Maguire

June 1956 Signet reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

posed photo from which Maguire worked

Posted on October 1, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags jack webb, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Pyramid edition ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, true crimeTags pyramid paperback, robert maguire, wenzell brown, women in prisonLeave a comment on 1958 Pyramid edition ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

1958 Signet reissue

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 24, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags french fiction, georges simenon, inspector maigret, robert maguire, signet paperbackLeave a comment on 1958 Signet reissue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1958 Signet reissue, first printing

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

ONE OF THE FINEST COVERS EVER

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, jack webb, robert maguire, signet paperback, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Maguire

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