The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, Whole No. 211, September 1958] (35¢, digest) · Project: Murder · James M. Fox · n. (r) · Night Call · Paul W. Fairman · ss · The Willow Tree · Jack Thomas · ss · Teletype · Will F. Jenkins · ss Collier’s March 16 1956

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, Whole No. 212, November 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) 4 · Wish You Were Dead · Helen McCloy · n. Random House, 1948, as “She Walks Alone” 106 · The Deadliest Art · Robert Bloch · gp _106 · I: The Ungallant Hunter · Robert Bloch · vi _108 · II: The Fast Fix · Robert Bloch · vi 110 · The End of the Line · Miriam Allen deFord · ss Shadow Mystery August/September 1948 119 · Mystery Puzzle: The Loaded Rifle · Vito Zambiglioni · pz 121 · “I’ll Take Care of You” · George Johnson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 4, Whole No. 213, January 1959] (35¢, digest) · The Almost Dead · William Herber · n. J.B. Lippincott, 1957 · The Date · Stella Ripley · ss · Prophet and the Damned · Fletcher Flora · ss · Ay Yi, said the Parson · Lee Hays · ss · The Cure · Robert Bloch · ss Playboy October 1957

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 5, Whole No. 214, March 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) 4 · Wings of Death · Brandon Bird · n. Dodd, Mead, 1954, as “Hawk Watch” 98 · Never Look Back · Avram Davidson & Chester Cohen · ss 109 · Account Settled · Robert Zacks · ss 117 · The Intruders · Evan Hunter · ss Adventure April 1954

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 6, Whole No. 215, May 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) 4 · The Man on the Cliff · Andrew Garve · n. Collins, 1954, as “The Riddle of Samson”; abridged. 100 · Manners with Murder · Richard Howells Watkins · ss 109 · Monday’s Washday · Lee Hays · ss 114 · Getting Rid of George · Robert Arthur · ss 124 · A Clear Case of Horticulture · Dion Henderson · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 7, Whole No. 216, July 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 4 · The Dying Fall · Henry Wade · n. Constable, 1955; abridged. 108 · The Night of the Earthquake · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 118 · Weapon of Fear · Joseph Whitehill · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 8, Whole No. 217, September 1959] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. Details supplied by Todd Mason. 5 · First Class Murder [David Madden] · Doris Miles Disney · n. Doubleday, 1956, as “Unappointed Rounds”; illustrated by John Giunta; abridged. 102 · Mousetrapped · Neill C. Wilson · vi 106 · Silhouette of a Killer · T. E. Brooks · ss This Week September 22 1957 113 · Pour on Water · Lee Hays · ss 118 · The Visitor · Richard Winkler · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 9, Whole No. 218, November 1959] (35¢, digest) · The Grasshopper Murders · Maurice Procter · n. (r) · Is There a Doctor in the House? · Ruth Chessman · ss · The Reality of Unreality · Ed Lacy · ss · Death at Dawn · Stanley Rosen · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, Whole No. 219, January 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 4 · The Man Who Didn’t Fly · Margot Bennett · n. Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955; abridged. 111 · The DA’s Reputation · Joseph R. Marshall · ss 117 · Nine Roses for the Commissar · Oscar Schisgall · ss 121 · Till Death Do Us Part · Robert Bloch · ss 124 · A Small Favor · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 2, Whole No. 220, March 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 5 · Death of an Old Sinner · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · n. Scribner's, 1957; abridged. 108 · Bagged · Steve April · vi 111 · Left Hand of Justice · Norman Daniels · ss 125 · How to Write a Detective Story · G. K. Chesterton · ar G.K.’s Weekly October 17 1925

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 3, Whole No. 221, May 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · Man in Ambush [Insp. (Chief Insp.) Harry Martineau] · Maurice Procter · n. Hutchinson, 1958 110 · Just for Kicks · Stewart Pierce Brown · ss 118 · The Money Master · Steve April · ss 123 · Twenty Minutes of Daylight · Stephen Barr · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 4, Whole No. 222, July 1960] (35¢, digest) · Sting of Death · Shelley Smith · n. (r) · Skin-Deep · Robert Bloch · ss · Emergency Call · William G. Bogart · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 5, Whole No. 223, September 1960] (35¢, digest) · Blood and Judgment · Michael Gilbert · n. Hodder & Stoughton, 1959 · Memory Man · Norman Daniels · ss · The Double Booby Trap · H. Peterson · ss · Heat · Arthur Porges · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 6, Whole No. 224, November 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Lady Regrets · James M. Fox · n. Coward-McCann, 1947 103 · Spooked Murder · Manville Chapman · ss 115 · Personal Appearance · Robert L. Fish · ss 118 · Duet · Norman Daniels · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 1, Whole No. 225, February 1961] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”. 5 · Murder in Haiti [Bertram Lynch; Robert Deane] · John W. Vandercook · n. Macmillan US, 1956; abridged. 113 · Cat and Mouse · Kermit Rolland · ss Argosy (UK) April 1953 123 · The Case of the Unhurried Thief · Paul F. Serpas · ss 129 · Index to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ix

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1961] (35¢, digest, cover by Alfred Taggart) · Murder in Eden [Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] · Arthur W. Upfield · n. Heinemann, 1957, as “Bony Buys a Woman” · The Solid Gold Brick · Richard M. Gordon · ss · The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss · A Note for the Milkman · Avram Davidson · ss

Betty Fedora   (about)

Betty Fedora [Issue One, 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 134pp, tp) Subtitled “Kickass Women in Crime Fiction”. Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Temptation · Colleen Quinn · ss 8 · Pearls in a Pigsty · Marie S. Crosswell · ss 28 · Cheeks · Albert Tucher · ss 38 · Javon · Michele Calabrese · ss 57 · Already Seen · Kristen Valentine · nv 80 · Secrets · Michelle Lehmann · ss 89 · Going Off the Deep End · Tess Makovesky · ss 96 · The Detail Woman · John H. Dromey · ss 101 · Working Stiff · Joanna Schroeder · ar 104 · A Kiss of Death · Parineeta Singh · ss 111 · Ten Things I Hate About My Wife · Patti Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 2, (November) 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 152pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. · Introduction · Kristen Valentine · ed 1 · Heads Will Roll · Shane Simmons · ss 15 · Last Chance Saloon · Tess Makovesky · ss 23 · Lucifer · Colleen Quinn · ss 37 · Mannish Water · Thomas Pluck · ss 55 · Luxury to Die For · Albert Tucher · nv 77 · A Diet Rich in Noir · Lara Alonso Corona · ss 95 · Burden of Proof · John H. Dromey · ss 103 · All Things Violent · Nikki Dolson · nv 125 · Sensible Sleaze · Sarah M. Chen · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue Three, Fall 2016] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 128pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · Breadcrumbs · Victoria Weisfeld · ss 21 · The Sign · Preston Lang · ss 37 · Her Colours · Louisa Barnes · ss 49 · The Game of Six Brothers · Colleen Quinn · ss 57 · Trouble in Avalon · Lauren Buckingham · nv 79 · Maisy & Jim · Graeme Maughan · ss 91 · Confessions from a Roller Derby Queen · Lori Wolf · ss 111 · The Life You Save Won’t Be Your Own · Patricia Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 4, 2017] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 94pp, tp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 1 · On the Line · Lauren Buckingham · ss 17 · Dark Star · Colleen Quinn · ss 25 · The Dying Season · Joan Leotta · ss 39 · A Life Worth Living · Irena Ioannou · ss 45 · The Dancing Corpse · Faith Allington · ss 59 · Crocodile Tears · Shane Simmons · ss 71 · Breakup · Preston Lang · ss 85 · Nests · Josie Turner · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine   (about) Big-Book Detective Magazine was launched as a companion to Big-Book Western Magazine, but was much less successful, lasting for a mere eight issues. Publishers: Fictioneers, Inc.; 2256 Grove Street, Chicago, IL: Big-Book Detective Magazine.

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 1, December 1941] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl 11 · Mayor of Hell · David Manners · nv 30 · Bait for the Hot Seat · Caary Paul · nv 57 · I’ll Be Seeing You—Dead! · Jack Starr · ss 66 · Murder Meets the 8:15 · O. B. Myers · ss 79 · Deadly Weapon · Calvin L. Boswell · ss 88 · Bullets Are My Bounty! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 96 · Death on the Hoof · Jim Kjelgaard · ss 104 · Phantom Man-Hunter · Donald S. Aitken · nv

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 2, February 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl 10 · Murder Is News · Russell Gray · ss 30 · The Corpse Wore Red · Daniel Winters · ss 42 · A Bullet for the Kid · T. T. Flynn · ss 52 · Give Me a Day! · Jackson Gregory, Jr. · ss 72 · Murder’s Not My Line · W. T. Ballard · ss 88 · Death Demands His Cut · Ray P. Shotwell · ss 104 · The Devil’s Ante · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 112 · Five Grand for Buddy · David Crewe · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 3, April 1942] (15¢, pulp) · D as in Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss · The Merry Wives of Murder · Ric Hasse · ss · Thus Spake the Corpse · Francis K. Allan · ss · Play It Smart, Pal! · C. G. Tahney · ss · The Queen Is Dead · Arthur Macom · ss · Dig My Grave Deep · Ray P. Shotwell · ss · Two-Gun Cupid · Lew Ort · ss · Without Benefit of Jury · James Harry Martin · ss · Murder Ward · Lee E. Wells · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 4, June 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl 10 · The House That Death Built · Ray P. Shotwell · nv 40 · For Sale—One Life! · Leonard B. Rosborough · ss 50 · Death in Cupid’s Alley · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss 69 · Enter—Pat Petunia · Day Keene · ss 79 · The Phantom Plowman · David Crewe · ss 90 · Waldo Jones and the Killers · Russell Gray · ss 102 · Bring Back My Body to Me · Stewart Sterling · nv

Big-Book Detective Magazine [v2 #1, August 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp) Details supplied by Rob Preston. 6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl 11 · I Hunt My Hangman · Herman Landon · ss 28 · Trail of the Lonesome Crime · Robert Turner · ss; illustrated by Hal Stone 39 · Weep for the Killer · Francis K. Allan · ss 48 · Little Man, You’re Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss 65 · I.O.U.—One Murder · David Crewe · ss 75 · Bon Voyage—with Bullets · Logan C. Claybourne · ss 86 · Death Gets a Mickey · Jerry B. Tyler · ss 98 · Wolf! Wolf! · Ray P. Shotwell · ss 108 · So I Killed Him · Lance Kermit · ss