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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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October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

October 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 16, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, dean owen, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on October 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Fall 1949

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on October 16, 2024May 2, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, dagger, fredric brown, mystery book magazine, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Fall 1949 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 15, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags edward ronns, fireplace, poker, robert leslie bellem, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on December 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

May 1948

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags phantom detective magazine, robert wallace, rudolph belarski, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1948 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 14, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags fire escape, philip ketchum, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, woman with a gunLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

pseudonym of Cleve F. Adams

1943 Dutton hardcover, this the later, 1949, Popular Library softcover

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 13, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cleve f. adams, john spain, popular library, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, dagger, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on October 7, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags donn mullally, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, stewart sterlingLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Summer 1950

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 28, 2024September 12, 2024Categories uncategorizedTags 2 detective mystery novels magazine, dressing table, georges simenon, gideon fell, john dickson carr, mirror, rudolph belarskiLeave a comment on Summer 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, jack kofoed, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarski, staircase, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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