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For the Fans of Hardboiled, Pulp & Gumshoe Art

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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cover art by Ron Lesser

Gouache on board, 12.25 x 9.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

paperback cover for Beat Not the Bones by Charlotte Jay, Avon, 1966.

1952 Harper hardcover in the US

Winner of the first ever Edgar Award for Best Novel, 1954

Posted on July 15, 2024July 3, 2024Categories mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, bound, charlotte jay, edgar award, gouache on board, ron lesserLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

cover art by Ron Lesser

Saint Mudd, paperback cover, 1994
Oil on board, 22-1/2 x 16-3/4 inches (57.2 x 42.5 cm)
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories gangster, Hardboiled, original art, pulpTags fedora, oil on board, ron lesser, steve thayer, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

cover art by Ron Lesser

Deadly Dames #3, unpublished painting
Oil on masonite, 24 x 17 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on May 1, 2024April 24, 2024Categories Hardboiled, original art, pulp, spicyTags femme fatale, moll, oil on masonite, ron lesser, smoking, tommygunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

cover art by Ron Lesser

Ron Lesser


Thrilling Detective, Deadly Dames #1, unpublished painting
Oil on Masonite
24 x 19.25 in.
Signed lower right

Posted on November 22, 2023April 20, 2024Categories finest kind, magazine, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, finest kind, pulp art, ron lesser, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Ron Lesser

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