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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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Tag: sleaze

aka Lawrence Block

1960 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Charles Frace

pseudonym of Lawrence Block

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags charles frace, dame, erotica, lawrence block, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleazeLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block

1964 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

1964 Beacon paperback original

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories original art, paperback, pulp, spicyTags beacon paperback, dame, harry barton, lurid, sleazeLeave a comment on 1964 Beacon paperback original – cover art by Harry Barton

aka Lawrence Block x 2

1959 Midwood/Tower paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Midwood paperback reissue

November 27, 2013

Posted on October 27, 2025October 12, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags garter, lawrence block, lingerie, lurid, midwood paperback, sheldon lord, sleaze, smoking, stockingsLeave a comment on aka Lawrence Block x 2

1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Ron Lesser

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 25, 2025September 23, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags call girl, hooker, lurid, midwood paperback, ron lesser, sleaze, smokingLeave a comment on 1962 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Ron Lesser

Rodewald x 2

Women In Crime September 1949

cover art by Fred Rodewald

repurposed for 1959 Sorority Sin, Beacon paperback original

Posted on September 15, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, true crime, spicyTags beacon paperback, e.s. seeley, fred rodewald, lurid, sleaze, women in crimeLeave a comment on Rodewald x 2

June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

cover art by Howell Dodd

June 1952 issue

cover art repurposed for 1959 Bedtime Books paperback original

Posted on September 15, 2025August 27, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, paperback, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, bedtime books, dame, dressing table, femme fatale, howell dodd, joe weiss, lurid, mirror, ralph dean, sleaze, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Howell Dodd

Bell x 2

1959 Newsstand Library 502 paperback original

1962 Dollar Double Books reissue

cover art by Robert Bonfils

Posted on September 14, 2025August 27, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags dollar double paperback, lurid, newsstand library paperback, robert bonfils, sleaze, steve bellLeave a comment on Bell x 2

Paul Rader x 2

1962 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

1967 Bee-Line paperback original

Rader’s name removed

Posted on September 6, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags bee-line paperback, dame, femme fatale, lurid, midwood paperback, mike skinner, paul rader, sleaze, val seranLeave a comment on Paul Rader x 2

1959 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

1959 Midwood paperback original

cover art by Paul Rader

one of Robert Silverberg’s many, many pseudonyms

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories paperback, pulp, spicyTags erotica, gordon mitchell, lurid, midwood paperback, robert silverberg, sleazeLeave a comment on 1959 Midwood paperback original – cover art by Paul Rader

November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 1967 Adult Books paperback original

cover art by Robert Bonfils

November 17, 2013

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags adult books paperback, dagger, john dexter, lurid, robert bonfils, sleazeLeave a comment on November 1967 paperback original – cover art by Robert Bonfils

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