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Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine:   (about) Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine was the continuation of a long-running series of full-length (and condensed) mystery novels published in a digest-sized, paperback format, under the title of Mercury Mystery since March 1940. It ran for 23 issues (starting with #210) before merging with Bestseller Mystery Magazine.

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine Publishers: Mercury Publications, Inc.; 527 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY: Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine. Editors: Joseph W. Ferman - Editor: Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine.

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 1, Whole No. 210, September 1955] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Shoot a Sitting Duck · David Alexander · n. Random House, 1955; condensed. 98 · Mystery Puzzle: Hotel Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz 99 · Is Your Phone Tapped? · Jack Kerkhoff · ar 107 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 108 · Davy Crockett: Hero in Exile · Robert Jones · ss 113 · Short Takes · Damon Runyon · gp (r) _ · False Identification · Damon Runyon · vi Short Takes by Damon Runyon, Whittlesey House, 1946 _ · Grunt Guy · Damon Runyon · vi Short Takes by Damon Runyon, Whittlesey House, 1946 _ · The Dutchman · Damon Runyon · vi Short Takes by Damon Runyon, Whittlesey House, 1946 119 · The Ape and the Very Merry Widow · Sam Boal · ar Argosy March 1955

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 2, Whole No. 211, October 1955] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) 3 · Falcon City Frame-Up · Frank Gruber · na 96 · Mystery Puzzle: Murder on the Lake · J. A. Kripper · pz 97 · The Fabulous Drake Swindle · W. T. Brannon · ts 111 · The Case of the Greedy Groom · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss 117 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 118 · Courtroom Capers · Rod Van Every · ss 123 · The Murdered Magdalen · Craig Rice · tc Cavalcade (Australia) June 1948 128 · A Package for the President · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 3, Whole No. 212, November 1955] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover by Ed Emsh) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Red Scarf · Gil Brewer · na 98 · Mystery Puzzle: Gas Station Incident · J. A. Kripper · pz 99 · The House of Missing Girls · Craig Rice · ss 105 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 106 · Stick-Up Man in My Mirror · Frank O’Leary · ts 116 · Underground Lingo · [uncredited] · cl 117 · Doctors in Crime: When Is Abortion Justified? · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 120 · A Case for Spontaneous Combustion · W. T. Brannon · ts 128 · Schooled in Crime · Thomas P. Ramirez · ts

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 1 No. 4, Whole No. 213, December 1955] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Deadly Curves · Edward Ronns · na 97 · Mystery Puzzle: Fish and Chips Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz 98 · The Case of the Pious Plotter · Alan Hynd · ss 104 · The Almost Perfect Murder · Gloria Levitas · ss 110 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 111 · This Is the Mystery · Malden Grange Bishop · ts 112 · Underground Lingo · [uncredited] · cl 113 · The Man Who Almost Stole a Country · Murray Teigh Bloom · ts 128 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 1, Whole No. 214, January 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: The Virgin Victim by Dick Shelton) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Virgin Victim · Louis Trimble · na 99 · Mystery Puzzle: Fall to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz 100 · The Case of the Fatal Want Ad · Lawrence G. Blochman · ms 103 · A Woman’s Revenge · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 106 · Underground Lingo · [uncredited] · cl 107 · Honor Among Thieves · David Lampe, Jr. · ms 115 · It’s Against the Law! (in Texas) · Dick Hyman · cl 116 · Fifty Silent Women · Edward D. Radin · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #2, Whole No. 215, February 1956] (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. 3 · Dead Right [Gil Vine] · Stewart Sterling · na 95 · Mystery Puzzle: Death by Strangulation · J. A. Kripper · pz 96 · Doctors in Crime: The Bushy-Haired Stranger · Veronica Parker Johns · ar 107 · Curious Clues · Paul Steiner · ms 108 · The Air-Tight Alibi · Craig Rice · ss 113 · Bellboy · Jim Thompson · ss 121 · Portrait of a Rapist · Frances Lipsig · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 3, Whole No. 216, March 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: The Savage Streets by Emsh) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Savage Streets · Floyd Miller · n. Popular Library, 1956; condensed. 96 · Mystery Puzzle: Winter Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz (r) 97 · Doctors in Crime: The Man Who Hated Streetwalkers · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 100 · Underground Lingo · [uncredited] · cl (r) 101 · Prowlers in the Pear Trees · Jim Thompson · ss 108 · Do You Believe?: The Mollies · Anthony Boucher · ss 109 · Terror on Vinicum Road · Ovide Desmarais · ss 118 · The Murder of Noreen · Edward D. Radin · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #4, Whole No. 217, April 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) Cover artist listed as Solovioff in the Table of Contents, but the cover is signed by Dick Shelton. 3 · Hang for Her · Floyd Mahannah · na 100 · Mystery Puzzle: Ski Lodge Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz 101 · The Healer and the Dying Bride · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 111 · Journey Into Oblivion · Kurt Singer · ar 1955 120 · Pet Peeves · Paul Steiner · ms 121 · Thieves in the Night · Thomas P. Ramirez · vi 122 · Cleopatra of Puget Sound · Stewart H. Holbrook · ar True Crime Detective Summer 1952

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #5, Whole No. 218, May 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 3 · Hunt the Man Down · William Pearson · n. Simon & Schuster, 1956; condensed. 100 · The Missing Necklace [Inspector Goldsmith] · J. A. Kripper · pz 101 · The Man Who Beat the Income Tax · James Running · ar 111 · [cartoon] · Peter Wyma · ct 112 · A Weakness for Women · Edgar Lustgarten · ts 115 · It’s Against the Law! (in Colorado) · Dick Hyman · ms The American Magazine 116 · Killer on the Run · Edward D. Radin · ar 1953

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #6, Whole No. 219, July 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Emsh) 3 · Catch a Killer [Jim Bennett] · Robert Martin · n. Dodd, Mead, 1956; condensed. 98 · Mystery Puzzle: Garage Death · J. A. Kripper · pz 99 · The Case of the Invisible Circle · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar The American Weekly 1955 104 · The Lingering Doubt · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 113 · Murder Makes a Difference · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty 1945 128 · Alibis Assorted · Paul Steiner · ms

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #7, Whole No. 220, September 1956] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Bill Stone) Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian. 3 · Epitaph for a Virgin · Robert Arthur · n. later revised as Somebody’s Watching Over My Grave (Ace, 1961). 105 · Miami Murder [Inspector Goldsmith] · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Knockout Bullet · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar The American Weekly November 13 1955 111 · Memo from the Underground · André Maurois · vi 1955 114 · Proof Negative · Paul Steiner · ms The New York Times 115 · Once Aboard the Lugger · Stuart Palmer · ar True Crime Detective Winter 1953

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v2 #8, Whole No. 221, November 1956] (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: Keep an Eye on the Body by Ed Emsh) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Keep an Eye on the Body · Ed Lacy · na later expanded as Lead with Your Left (Harper & Bros., 1957). 93 · Mystery Puzzle: $5,000 Ransom · J. A. Kripper · pz 95 · The Clue of the Onyx Ring · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 107 · Gallows for a Gambler · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 110 · Splitting Hairs · Paul Steiner · ms 111 · Murder Came on the Mayflower · Jim Thompson · ss 113 · The Understanding Wife · Craig Rice · ss 116 · Prophet Joshua and His Holy Rollers · Alan Hynd · ss 128 · Index · [uncredited] · ix

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v3 #1, Whole No. 222, February 1957] (35¢, digest) Dated April on the cover. · The Girl Who Kept Knocking Them Dead · Hampton Stone · n. Simon & Schuster, 1957; condensed. · Mystery Puzzle: Dog in the Day · J. A. Kripper · pz · 204,000 Fingerprints · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss · Blood of a Poet · Frances Lipsig · ss · A Night to Remember · Thomas P. Ramirez · ss · Alibis Assorted · Paul Steiner · ms · Reward · James M. Fox · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 223, July 1957] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: Five Hours to Live by Ed Emsh) Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · Five Hours to Live · Jay Albert · na 103 · Mystery Puzzle: Night Slugging · J. A. Kripper · pz 105 · The Man Who Was in Two Places at Once · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 111 · Sixty Cents’ Worth of Murder · Craig Rice · ss 115 · Underworld Lingo · [uncredited] · ms 116 · No Client of Mine [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [v3 #3, Whole No. 224, October 1957] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller) 5 · Don’t Call Tonight · William Campbell Gault · na 104 · The Sniper · Edward D. Radin · ar 114 · It’s Against the Law! · Dick Hyman · cl 115 · New Answer to an Old Problem · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar 116 · Underworld Lingo · ed. Goldin, O’Leary & Lipsius · ms; dictionary-excerpt filler. 117 · Two on Trial · Edgar Lustgarten · ar 121 · This Is Otto’s Place · Samuel W. Taylor · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 1, Whole No. 225, January 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover: The Broken Angel by Mel Hunter) 5 · The Broken Angel · Floyd Mahannah · n. Macrae-Smith, 1957; condensed. 104 · Mystery Puzzle: Golf Murder · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · My Most Baffling Murder Case · Erle Stanley Gardner · ar 1956 115 · Hell Is Sold Out [Did It Happen?] · Wolf Mankowitz · ss The Evening Standard July 9 1955 119 · Breakfast on the House · Thomas P. Ramirez · ar 121 · Pearls Are a Sucker’s Game · Paul Peach · ss

Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1958] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover: The Three-Time Losers by Barry Waldman) Details taken from Table of Contents. 5 · The Three-Time Losers · George Bagby · n. Doubleday, 1958; condensed. 104 · Mystery Puzzle: Country Club Kidnaping · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Busy Corpse · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 110 · Quiet Hell · Walt Sheldon · ss 113 · Six Inches from the Gas Chamber · Miriam Allen deFord · ar 123 · The Gambler · Joseph Zaitchik · ss

Mercury Mystery Magazine Title changed from Mercury Mystery Book-Magazine. Publishers: Mercury Publications, Inc.; 527 Madison Avenue, New York 22, NY: Mercury Mystery Magazine. Editors: Joseph W. Ferman - Editor: Mercury Mystery Magazine.

Mercury Mystery Magazine [Vol. 4 No. 3, Whole No. 227, June 1958] (35¢, digest, cover: You’ve Got Him Cold by Mel Hunter) Details taken from Table of Contents. 4 · You’ve Got Him Cold [Mac] · Thomas B. Dewey · n. Simon & Schuster, 1958; condensed. 105 · Mystery Puzzle: Hung to Death · J. A. Kripper · pz 106 · The Case of the Three Suitors · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss 110 · Miss Teach · Robert Arthur · ss 126 · Understanding Victim · Dorothy Dunn · ss