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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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July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

July 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 25, 2013

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fredric brown, g.t. fleming-roberts, grim reaper, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1948 issue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 26, 2013

Posted on March 16, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags carroll john daly, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 20, 2025February 4, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bullet holes, c.s. montanye, pay phone, rudolph belarski, thomson burtis, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood fiction, milton lowe, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarski, tuxLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1944 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1944

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, marionettes, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, skeletonLeave a comment on December 1944 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

cover art repurposed for 1950 Popular Library edition of Jonathan Latimer’s The Fifth Grave

Posted on February 5, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, david dodge, lantern, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeletonLeave a comment on November 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Poison in Jest x 2

1932 Harper hardcover

1951 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Berkley reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories mystery, original art, paperbackTags berkley paperback, popular library, robert maguire, rudolph belarski, venetian blinds, wall safeLeave a comment on Poison in Jest x 2

October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1943

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on January 16, 2025January 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags exploding cigar, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on October 1943 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 15, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 5 detective novels magazine, chloroform, frank johnson, john hawkins, joseph j. millard, paul ernst, rudolph belarski, t.t. flynnLeave a comment on Fall 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1940

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 9, 2025May 22, 2025Categories action fiction, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags beheaded, frederick c. painton, hawaii fiction, jean francis webb, racist imagery, rudolph belarski, scimitar, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1940 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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