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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: thrilling detective magazine

July 1939 issue

July 1939

Posted on October 9, 2024October 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags george a. mcdonald, john benton, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on July 1939 issue

August 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on October 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, carl g. hodges, dagger, j. lane linklater, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on August 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

June 1952

cover art by Samuel Cherry

Posted on September 22, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, spicyTags fireplace, philip ketchum, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, verne chuteLeave a comment on June 1952 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

April 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

April 1951

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 21, 2024September 11, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags noel loomis, rudolph belarski, stewart sterling, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1951 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

June 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on September 21, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags a.j. collins, carroll john daly, curtiss t. gardner, dagger, private eye, race williams, rudolph belarski, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on June 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1946 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

December 1946

cover art by Milton Luros

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 17, 2024September 10, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags j. lane linklater, margery allingham, milton luros, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on December 1946 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

February 1948

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

[updated 5/5/25]

Posted on August 6, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags c.s. montanye, robert leslie bellem, samuel cherry, telephone, thrilling detective magazineLeave a comment on February 1948 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

November 1939

cover art by Delos Palmer

Posted on August 4, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, charles brower parmer, delos palmer, george a. mcdonald, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on November 1939 issue ~ cover art by Delos Palmer

May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

May 1945

cover art by Milton Luros

Posted on August 2, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags benton braden, fredric brown, medical fiction, milton luros, thrilling detective magazine, woman with a gunLeave a comment on May 1945 issue ~ cover art by Milton Luros

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

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