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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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1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1960 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Charles Binger

11th with Chester Drum, private eye

November 29, 2013

Posted on December 18, 2025November 24, 2025Categories espionage fiction, government agent, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags charles binger, cold war fiction, gold medal paperback, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1960 Gold Medal paperback original – cover art by Charles Binger

1956 Ace Double reissue ~ cover art by Verne Tossey

cover art by Verne Tossey

1956 Ace Double reissue

pen name of Stephen Marlowe

December 07, 2013

Posted on November 27, 2025November 21, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, maritime fiction, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, bikini, c.h. thames, scuba, stephen marlowe, treasure, verne tosseyLeave a comment on 1956 Ace Double reissue ~ cover art by Verne Tossey

Model for Murder x 2

pseudonym of Milton Lesser

1955 Graphic paperback original, his third novel

cover art by Walter Popp, better image than previously posted

2014 Armchair Fiction reissue

Posted on October 25, 2025October 12, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags cigarette holder, dame, graphic paperback, milton lesser, moll, stephen marlowe, walter poppLeave a comment on Model for Murder x 2

1959 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1959 Gold Medal reissue

cover art by Lu Kimmel

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 5, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags gold medal paperback, lu kimmel, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1959 Gold Medal reissue – cover art by Lu Kimmel

1965 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Gold Medal paperback original

cover art by Robert McGinnis

1965 Brazilian edition

cover art by Ronaldo Graça

Posted on August 9, 2025July 13, 2025Categories espionage fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags brazilian pulp, chester drum, gold medal paperback, paris fiction, spy, stephen marloweLeave a comment on 1965 Gold Medal paperback – cover art by Robert McGinnis

July 1956 issue

July 1956 issue

last of just four issues

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 21, 2025January 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags accused detective story magazine, b. traven, hal ellson, jonathan craig, max franklin, richard deming, stephen marloweLeave a comment on July 1956 issue

cover art by John H. Fay

Final Terror, Hunted Detective Story Magazine digest cover, August 1955
Oil on board, 23.375 x 16.5 in. (sight)
Signed lower right

Posted on April 29, 2024April 23, 2024Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, original art, pulpTags bryce walton, grant colby, hunted detective story magazine, john h. fay, john jakes, oil on board, stephen marlowe, telephone, trenchcoatLeave a comment on cover art by John H. Fay
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