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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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1975 Random House first edition

1975 Random House first edition

Crumley’s first mystery, a modern classic.

first with Montana private eye Milton Chester Milodragovitch

Posted on October 4, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, hardcover, pulpTags dame, femme fatale, james crumley, montana fiction, private eye, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on 1975 Random House first edition

1974 Holloway House paperback original

pen name of Jopseh Gober Nazel, who wrote 60 books about the black experience in LA

first of four novels with L.A. police officer James Rhodes

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 30, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, paperback, pulpTags crime syndicate, dom gober, holloway house, police procedural, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on 1974 Holloway House paperback original

December 1943 Canadian issue

December 1943 Canadian issue

Posted on September 23, 2024September 11, 2024Categories canadian pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black mask magazine, canadian pulp, d.l. champion, dale clark, ed jenkins, erle stanley gardner, frederick c. davis, julius long, shoulder holster, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1943 Canadian issue

1952 Ace Double paperback ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

1952 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Norman Saunders

Posted on September 20, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, harry whittington, lingerie, norman saunders, police procedural, shoulder holster, telephoneLeave a comment on 1952 Ace Double paperback ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July-August 1931

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 13, 2024September 9, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags c.b. yorke, gangland stories magazine, george allan moffatt, shoulder holster, thug, walter baumhoferLeave a comment on July-August 1931 issue ~ cover art by Walter Baumhofer

July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

July 1936

cover art by Philip Lyford

Posted on September 2, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags alvin karpis, philip lyford, real detective magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on July 1936 issue ~ cover art by Philip Lyford

March 1953 issue

March 1953

Posted on August 17, 2024July 26, 2024Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective story magazine, john d. macdonald, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on March 1953 issue

August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

August 1941

cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

hellova suit coat

Posted on August 15, 2024June 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags ernest chiriacka, handcuffs, phantom detective magazine, shoulder holsterLeave a comment on August 1941 issue ~ cover art by Ernest Chiriacka

cover art by Charles Moll

Farewell My Lovely, 1980
Acrylic and pencil on board, 18-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches (46.4 x 36.2 cm)
Initialed lower left

Posted on July 28, 2024July 3, 2024Categories Hardboiled, mystery, original art, paperback, pulp, raymond chandlerTags acrylic on board, farewell my lovely, philip marlowe, private eye, raymond chandler, shoulder holster, trench coatLeave a comment on cover art by Charles Moll

cover art by Dick Giordano

This Is Suspense #26 River City Pedigree (Charlton, 1955) cover art by Dick Giordano

Posted on July 22, 2024July 10, 2024Categories crime comic, Hardboiled, pulpTags dick giordano, mirror, shoulder holster, this is suspense comicLeave a comment on cover art by Dick Giordano

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