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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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Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[images updated 8/3/25]

Posted on April 24, 2024August 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags fredric brown, helen reilly, mystery book magazine, mystery novel, patrick quentin, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Spring 1950 issue

Spring 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags b.j. benson, blackmail, max thursday, mystery book magazine, private eye, rudolph belarski, wade miller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Spring 1950 issue

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 23, 2024April 21, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective novel magazine, frances & richard lockridge, lugar, mr and mrs north, music mystery, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1941

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on April 17, 2024May 5, 2025Categories aviation fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags benton braden, jewel theft, lugar, nazi spy, rudolph belarski, stewardess, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballardLeave a comment on September 1941 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Winter 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 17, 2024October 30, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dorothy b. hughes, rudolph belarski, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on Winter 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 30, 1939

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 16, 2024April 14, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags argosy magazine, demon, devil, finest kind, georges surdez, ralph r. perry, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on September 30, 1939 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

November 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 15, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, airport, george bruce, george harmon coxe, paul ernst, richard sale, rudolph belarski, steve fisher, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 8, 2024February 24, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cemetery, detective novel magazine, graveyard, mitchell wilson, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on August 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

March 1946 UK edition

[post updated 2/14/25]

Posted on April 7, 2024February 14, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, robert martin, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazine, william roughLeave a comment on August 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 6, 2024January 18, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george shaftel, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, s.j. bailey, silencer, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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