Great cover art from paperbacks of the 30s, 40s, & 50s. Below and on the following pages are scans of covers from my collection of hardboiled mystery and detective paperbacks. I think you'll agree that many of them are little painted masterpieces, capturing perfectly the atmosphere of the novels themselves. We'll begin with a couple more covers from novels by Dashiell Hammett, followed by some great but lesser-known titles from the early days of the genre. |
