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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: woman with a gun

1985 Corgi reissue

November 20, 2013

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, spicyTags corgi paperback, james hadley chase, lingerie, pulp illustration, stockings, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1985 Corgi reissue

1959 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

cover art by Robert Maguire

1959 Monarch paperback original

Posted on September 12, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, pulpTags femme fatale, gil brewer, monarch paperback, robert maguire, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1959 Monarch paperback original – cover art by Robert Maguire

July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

July 1949

cover art by George Gross

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, pulpTags dame, george gross, jean leslie, two complete detective books magazine, van siller, woman with a gunLeave a comment on July 1949 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

August 1960 issue

August 1960

Posted on September 11, 2025August 27, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags fletcher flora, glenn canary, hal ellson, manhunt magazine, robert wallsten, woman with a gunLeave a comment on August 1960 issue

April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

April 1938

cover art by Harwood Forsgren

Posted on September 8, 2025August 18, 2025Categories uncategorizedTags harwood forsgren, inside detective magazine, telephone, woman with a gunLeave a comment on April 1938 issue ~ cover art by Harwood Forsgren

September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

September 1950

cover art by George Gross

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 7, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, magazine, mystery, pulpTags dagger, dame, femme fatale, george gross, joe barry, lipstick, lucy cores, two complete detective books magazine, veil, woman with a gunLeave a comment on September 1950 issue ~ cover art by George Gross

1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

1952 Bantam reissue

1952; cover art by Barye Phillips

better image than previously posted

Posted on September 1, 2025August 16, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags bantam paperback, barye phillips, blackmail, dame, femme fatale, frank o'malley, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1952 Bantam reissue – cover art by Barye Phillips

cover art by Reginald Heade

cover art by Reginald Heade

1953 Harborough hardcover

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 31, 2025August 8, 2025Categories british pulp, crime fiction, Hardboiled, original art, paperback, uncategorizedTags dame, graveyard, harborough paperback, michael storme, reginald heade, woman with a gunLeave a comment on cover art by Reginald Heade

June 1961 issue ~ cover art by Don Sutton

June 1961

cover art by Don Sutton

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, digest, Hardboiled, mystery, pulpTags david dwyer, don sutton, don tothe, herbert kastle, lugar, manhunt magazine, martin suto, robert page jones, woman with a gunLeave a comment on June 1961 issue ~ cover art by Don Sutton

1961 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Lou Marchetti

1961 Ace Double paperback original

cover art by Lou Marchetti

better image than previously posted

Posted on August 30, 2025August 8, 2025Categories crime fiction, Hardboiled, paperback, pulpTags ace double paperback, dame, femme fatale, j. harvey bond, lou marchetti, woman with a gunLeave a comment on 1961 Ace Double paperback original – cover art by Lou Marchetti

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