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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 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

February 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on April 6, 2025March 15, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, rudolph belarski, subway, wayland riceLeave a comment on February 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

Posted on September 26, 2024September 12, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags black book detective, g. wayman jones, jack kofoed, john l. benton, norman a. daniels, rudolph belarski, staircase, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

March 1947 issue

March 1947

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 14, 2024July 3, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, popular detective magazine, roger fuller, wayland riceLeave a comment on March 1947 issue

September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1945

cover art by Samuel Cherry

better image than previously posted

Posted on June 7, 2024May 5, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags bound, furnace, ken lewis, samuel cherry, thrilling detective magazine, w.t. ballard, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1945 issue ~ cover art by Samuel Cherry

September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

September 1947

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on January 7, 2024May 6, 2024Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulp, updatedTags dagger, david goodis, deep sea diver, edward churchill, joe archibald, joel townsley rogers, popular detective magazine, robert sidney bowen, rudolph belarski, wayland riceLeave a comment on September 1947 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski

December 1945

cover art by Rudolph Belarski

better image than previously posted

Posted on December 22, 2023December 11, 2023Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags christmas crime, jack hopper, mistletoe, popular detective magazine, rudolph belarski, skeleton, wayland riceLeave a comment on December 1945 issue ~ cover art by Rudolph Belarski
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