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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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1953 French edition

1953 French edition

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 23, 2025December 9, 2025Categories mystery, paperback, pulpTags french pulp, noose, patrick quentin, spiderwebLeave a comment on 1953 French edition

March 1949 issue

March 1949

cover by Pagano

Posted on November 24, 2025November 3, 2025Categories finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags dame, femme fatale, inside detective magazine, pagano, pulp illustration, spiderwebLeave a comment on March 1949 issue

1944 Avon digest

Murder Mystery Monthly

cover art by William Forrest

Posted on August 12, 2025July 13, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, mystery, pulpTags anthony abbot, avon digest, murder mystery monthly, spiderweb, william forrestLeave a comment on 1944 Avon digest

March 1952 issue

March 1952

Posted on February 1, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, lantern, murray leinster, smashing detective stories, spiderweb, wadsworth nealeyLeave a comment on March 1952 issue

Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Winter 1949

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 23, 2025January 20, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective book magazine, george gross, spiderwebLeave a comment on Winter 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Weird Tales #173 June 1938 (Popular Fiction) cover by Margaret Brundage.

Posted on November 15, 2024November 12, 2024Categories magazine, mystery, pulp, science fiction, spicy, weird fictionTags bound, margaret brundage, robert bloch, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on cover art by Margaret Brundage

April 1938 issue

April 1938

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 15, 2024April 4, 2024Categories Hardboiled, magazine, pulp, true crimeTags spiderweb, true magazineLeave a comment on April 1938 issue

January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

[updated 5/15/24]

Posted on March 2, 2024May 15, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags q. patrick, rudolph belarski, skull, spiderweb, thrilling mystery novel magazineLeave a comment on January 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage

January 1934

cover art by Margaret Brundage

Posted on November 30, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Hardboiled, horror fiction, magazine, pulp, weird fictionTags a. merritt, bound, clark ashton smith, david h. keller, fiend, jack williamson, julius long, margaret brundage, pulp art, robert e. howard, seabury quinn, spiderweb, weird tales magazineLeave a comment on January 1934 issue ~ cover art by Margaret Brundage
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