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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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February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

February 1931

cover art by Alex Redmond

better image than previously posted

[cover updated 6/10/26]

Posted on August 1, 2025June 10, 2026Categories Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crime, updatedTags alex redmond, real detective tales and mystery stories, safe crack, wall safe, walter w. liggettLeave a comment on February 1931 issue ~ cover art by Alex Redmond

Winter 1940-41 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

Winter 1940-41

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

Posted on May 18, 2025May 10, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags detective book magazine, gilbert k. griffiths, ione sandberg shriber, jack wiggin, lin davis, norman saunders, wall safeLeave a comment on Winter 1940-41 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

January 1941 issue

January 1941

Posted on May 18, 2025May 10, 2025Categories Hardboiled, magazine, true crimeTags inside detective magazine, jewel thief, wall safeLeave a comment on January 1941 issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

October 1942 Canadian issue

stories mentioned on the cover are from the April 1942 US edition

no corresponding US cover art

Posted on May 16, 2025May 13, 2025Categories canadian pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, uncategorized, war fictionTags dime detective magazine, monocle, nazi spy, peter paige, silencer, t.t. flynn, top hat, wall safe, woman with a gun, WWII fictionLeave a comment on October 1942 Canadian issue

May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 1938

cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

Posted on April 22, 2025March 18, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags jewel thief, private detective stories, roger torrey, wall safeLeave a comment on May 1938 issue ~ cover art by H.L. Parkhurst

May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

May 4, 1929

cover art by John A. Coughlin

Posted on March 2, 2025May 26, 2025Categories crime fiction, magazine, mystery, pulpTags austin j. small, bryan irvine, detective story magazine, ernest m. poate, john a. coughlin, paul ellsworth triem, wall safeLeave a comment on May 4, 1929 issue ~ cover art by John A. Coughlin

June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

June 1938

cover art by Ed Moritz

Posted on February 10, 2025January 28, 2025Categories crime fiction, gangster, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags double-action gang magazine, e. hoffmann price, ed moritz, jewel thief, mat rand, pearl necklace, wall safeLeave a comment on June 1938 issue ~ cover art by Ed Moritz

Poison in Jest x 2

1932 Harper hardcover

1951 Popular Library reissue

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

cover art by Robert Maguire

1957 Berkley reissue

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 20, 2025January 8, 2025Categories mystery, original art, paperbackTags berkley paperback, popular library, robert maguire, rudolph belarski, venetian blinds, wall safeLeave a comment on Poison in Jest x 2

1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

1959 Avon paperback original

cover painting by Robert Abbett

Posted on January 14, 2025December 29, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags avon paperback, jewel thief, norman a. daniels, robert abbett, wall safeLeave a comment on 1959 Avon paperback original ~ cover art by Robert Abbett

July 1955 issue

unknown cover artists – unfortunately…

July 1955 issue

better image than previously posted

British version, unknown date

Posted on December 21, 2024December 12, 2024Categories british pulp, Hardboiled, magazine, original art, pulp, true crimeTags jewel thief, true crime magazine, wall safeLeave a comment on July 1955 issue

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