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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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September 1937 issue

September 1937

cover art attributed to Mark T. Pattie, the editor

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 16, 2026February 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, magazine, mystery, crime fictionTags roger torrey, smoking, detective and murder mysteries, magnifying glass, al p. nelson, wanted postersLeave a comment on September 1937 issue

1952 Rainbow digest

1952 Rainbow digest

cover art by Howell Dodd?

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories uncategorizedTags dame, telephone, stockings, smoking, dressing table, rainbow digest, george l. bottariLeave a comment on 1952 Rainbow digest

The Drowning Wire

cover art by Rafael DeSoto [signature cropped off book’s cover]

pseudonym of Marvin Larson

1953 Ace paperback original

Posted on March 13, 2026February 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags dame, rafael desoto, smoking, ace double paperback, marvin claireLeave a comment on The Drowning Wire

Howell Dodd x 5

cover art by Howell Dodd

November 1952 issue of True Crime Cases

February 1954 issue

better image than previously posted

December 1959 Bedside paperback original

Posted on March 12, 2026March 1, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, true crime, spicy, crime fiction, original artTags dame, femme fatale, smoking, true crime cases magazine, howell dodd, special detective magazine, bedside paperback, michael talbotLeave a comment on Howell Dodd x 5

1959 Pocket reissue – cover art by Wayne Blickenstaff

1959 Pocket reissue

cover art by Wayne Blickenstaff

December 16, 2013

Posted on March 10, 2026February 23, 2026Categories pulp, paperback, crime fictionTags smoking, assassin, bathtub, wayne blickenstaffLeave a comment on 1959 Pocket reissue – cover art by Wayne Blickenstaff

1963 Perma Books – cover art by Robert Abbett

cover art by ROBERT KENNEDY ABBETT (American, b. 1926)
Hunter at Large, paperback cover, 1963
Gouache on board, 15 x 11.5 in.
Signed lower left [left of the lighter]

Posted on March 10, 2026February 23, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, paperback, crime fiction, original artTags gouache on board, gunsight, perma paperback, robert abbett, smoking, telephone, thomas b. deweyLeave a comment on 1963 Perma Books – cover art by Robert Abbett

1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by Harry Barton

1952 Rainbow digest

cover art by Harry Barton

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, pulp, mystery, crime fiction, digestTags gambling fiction, harry barton, rainbow digest, san francisco fiction, smoking, val munroeLeave a comment on 1952 Rainbow digest – cover art by Harry Barton

1961 Detective Yearbook

1961 Detective Yearbook

Posted on March 8, 2026February 16, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags femme fatale, smoking, 1961 Detective yearbookLeave a comment on 1961 Detective Yearbook

December 1952 issue

December 1952

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 3, 2026February 15, 2026Categories action fiction, crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, frank huepper, ken crossen, mobsters magazine, moll, smokingLeave a comment on December 1952 issue

April-May 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

April-May 1927

cover art by Andrew Benson

Posted on February 24, 2026February 10, 2026Categories crime fiction, finest kind, magazine, mystery, pulpTags andrew benson, eric howard, real detective tales and mystery stories, smokingLeave a comment on April-May 1927 issue ~ cover art by Andrew Benson

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