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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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February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

February 1939

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, william b. raineyLeave a comment on February 1939 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, h.j. ward, showgirl, spicy detective stories, thugLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1948

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 4, 2024May 13, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags 10-story detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, larry holden, norman saunders, showgirlLeave a comment on October 1948 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

October 1938 issue

October 1938

Posted on May 6, 2024April 23, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, showgirl, true magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on October 1938 issue

January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

January 1937

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 11/19/25]

Posted on May 6, 2024November 19, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicy, updatedTags dagger, finest kind, h.j. ward, justin case, showgirl, spicy detective stories, top hatLeave a comment on January 1937 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2024April 14, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags dagger, h.j. ward, private detective stories, showgirl, tux, wyatt blassingameLeave a comment on July 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by Robert Abbett

1946 Farrar Strauss hardcover

November 1960 Signet paperback, third printing

the first novel by these cousins, a stand-alone murder mystery

Posted on April 13, 2024February 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags dame, original art, robert abbett, showgirl, signet paperback, smoking, stripper, wade millerLeave a comment on cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

oil on canvas, 21″ x 30″

Private Detective Stories, June 1941

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/24]

Posted on April 9, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, original art, pulpTags h.l. parkhurst, private detective stories, robert a. garron, showgirl, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

October 1939 issue

October 1939

“First issue of the title, formerly Double Action Gang Magazine“

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 29, 2024January 2, 2024Categories gangster, magazine, pulp, spicyTags ernie phillips, showgirl, true gangster stories, underworldLeave a comment on October 1939 issue

April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

April 1941

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 24, 2024January 30, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags e. hoffmann price, garter, h.j. ward, mirror, showgirl, spicy detective magazine, stocking, thugLeave a comment on April 1941 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

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