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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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June 16, 1928 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

June 15, 1929 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 24, 2024August 16, 2024Categories action fiction, adventure, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, western fictionTags adventure magazine, james b. hendryx, mounties, RCMP, smoking, william reusswigLeave a comment on June 16, 1928 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

April 1940

cover art by Albert Fisher

Posted on August 22, 2024August 16, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags albert fisher, crime detective magazine, dame, femme fatale, gambling, roulette, smokingLeave a comment on April 1940 issue ~ cover art by Albert Fisher

The Four of Hearts x 2

1953 Avon reissue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

1958 Avon reissue

cover art by William Rose

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 11, 2024July 23, 2024Categories finest kind, mystery, paperback, pulp, whodunnitTags avon paperback, bound, dame, ellery queen, gagged, norman saunders, smoking, william roseLeave a comment on The Four of Hearts x 2

August 1951 issue

August 1951

cover art attributed to Rudy Nappi

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 5, 2024August 8, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags all true fact crime cases, dame, femme fatale, hooker, rudy nappi, smokingLeave a comment on August 1951 issue

Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

Summer 1953

cover art by J. George Janes

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 1, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dame, dorothy dunn, femme fatale, j. george janes, norman a. daniels, smoking, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on Summer 1953 issue ~ cover art by J. George Janes

June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

June 1948

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/6/25]

Posted on July 7, 2024May 6, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, spicy, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, garter, george gross, lingerie, smoking, stockings, woman with a gun, women in crimeLeave a comment on June 1948 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

February 1942 issue

February 1942

Posted on July 5, 2024July 2, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, pulp illustration, smoking, women in prisonLeave a comment on February 1942 issue

December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

December 1936

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags front page detective, harwood forsgren, smokingLeave a comment on December 1936 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

cover art by Chuck Pyle

2007 Hard Case Crime reissue with cover art by Chuck Pyle

originally published in 1964 as The Sex Shuffle as by Sheldon Lord

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, paperback, pulp, spicyTags ace of hearts, ace of spades, beacon paperback, chuck pyle, dame, femme fatale, hard case crime, lawrence block, sheldon lord, smokingLeave a comment on cover art by Chuck Pyle

June 1937 issue

June 1937

better image than previously posted

Posted on July 4, 2024July 1, 2024Categories magazine, pulp, true crimeTags daring detective magazine, smoking, thugLeave a comment on June 1937 issue

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