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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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January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

January 1950

cover art by Rafael DeSoto

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 26, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags blood trail, day keene, g.t. fleming-roberts, john d. macdonald, new detective magazine, rafael desoto, tuxLeave a comment on January 1950 issue ~ cover art by Rafael DeSoto

June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

June 1940

cover art by H.J. Ward

Posted on April 18, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, weird fictionTags demon, h.j. ward, red star mystery magazine, satan, top hat, tux, wizardLeave a comment on June 1940 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

Fall 1938 – first of just three issues

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on April 5, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags bull's-eye detective magazine, fiend, george bruce, george gross, hatchet, jack kofoed, john murray reynolds, marionettes, stewart sterling, tony beacon, turban, tuxLeave a comment on Fall 1938 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1930

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 25, 2025February 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective classics magazine, mirror, tux, william reusswig, wyndham martynLeave a comment on October 1930 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

September 1930 issue

September 1930

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags erle stanley gardner, tux, johnston mcculley, all star detective storiesLeave a comment on September 1930 issue

October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

October 1937

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 17, 2025February 23, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective tales magazine, edward s. williams, hooded, norbert davis, skull, tom lovell, tuxLeave a comment on October 1937 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

July 1934

cover art by H.J. Ward

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 10, 2025February 22, 2025Categories crime fiction, finest kind, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags cary moran, h.j. ward, private detective stories, showgirl, tuxLeave a comment on July 1934 issue ~ cover art by H.J. Ward

March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

March 1936

cover art by Tom Lovell

better image than previously posted

Posted on March 5, 2025February 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, detective tales magazine, eric taylor, george shaftel, norvell w. page, paul ernst, racist imagery, tom lovell, tux, woman with a gun, yellow menaceLeave a comment on March 1936 issue ~ cover art by Tom Lovell

1943 Crime Novel Selection

Lawrence Lariar also wrote under the names Adam Knight, Michael Lawrence and Michael Stark

first published in 1943 by Phoenix as Death Paints the Picture, reprinted by Crime Novel Selection as Death is the Host that same year

better image than previously posted

Posted on February 17, 2025February 4, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, mystery, pulpTags crime novel selection, grim reaper, lawrence lariar, skull, tuxLeave a comment on 1943 Crime Novel Selection

August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

August 1937

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on February 15, 2025January 29, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags hollywood fiction, milton lowe, phantom detective magazine, rudolph belarski, tuxLeave a comment on August 1937 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

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