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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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Strip for Murder x 2

1955 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Frederic Varady

13th in the Shell Scott series

better image than previously posted

1957 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 28, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, frederick varady, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on Strip for Murder x 2

1958 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

1958 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Phillips

14th Shell Scott volume

better image than previously posted

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, comic crime, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1958 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Barye Phillips

Kill the Clown x 3

1964 Gold Medal

cover art by Mitchell Hooks

1965 Danish edition

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1973 Fawcett reissue

Posted on October 31, 2025October 3, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, clown, danish pulp, fawcett paperback, masquerade, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, smokingLeave a comment on Kill the Clown x 3

Dames, Danger, Death

1960 Pyramid paperback original

cover art by Harry Schaare

private eye short story anthology

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 5, 2025June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, harry schaare, leo margulies, mike shayne, peter chambers, private eye, shell scottLeave a comment on Dames, Danger, Death

May 1965 Pocket paperback original

May 1965 Pocket paperback original, first printing

cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 3, 2025December 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags barye phillips, dame, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on May 1965 Pocket paperback original

June 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

June 1957

cover art by Ray Houlihan

Posted on December 19, 2024September 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags hal ellson, helen nielsen, manhunt magazine, private eye, ray houlihan, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on June 1957 issue ~ cover art by Ray Houlihan

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Fawcett reissue

sketch and cover art by Robert McGinnis

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, pulpTags joker, original art, private eye, richard s. prather, robert mcginnis, shell scott, sketchLeave a comment on cover art by Robert McGinnis

June 1954 issue

June 1954

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags bruno fischer, craig rice, david alexander, henry kane, john j. malone, manhunt detective story monthly, peter chambers, private eye, richard deming, shell scottLeave a comment on June 1954 issue

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

1951 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Barye Philips

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 4, 2024July 16, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags dame, gold medal paperback, private eye, richard s. prather, shell scottLeave a comment on 1951 Gold Medal paperback original

August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

August 1955

cover art by Robert Maguire

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 24, 2024June 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bryce walton, craig rice, edward d. radin, finest kind, johnny liddell, manhunt detective story monthly, private eye, richard deming, richard s. prather, robert maguire, shell scottLeave a comment on August 1955 issue ~ cover art by Robert Maguire

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