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Murder Stories [v1 #2, September-October 1931] (pulp, cover by Walter M. Baumhofer)

· The Law Has Two Arms · Al P. Nelson · na

· Rope’s End · Carl Buchanan · ss

· Juice · Seymour Rice, Jr. · ss

· The Necklace of Kali · B. Luisi · ss

· The Cruise of the Mentor · O. Uzzell · ss

Murder Stories [v1 #3, November-December 1931] (Good Story Magazine Co., Inc., 20¢, 6+84pp, pulp, cover by Kirchner)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

263 · The Hawk Strikes · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv

293 · Scourge of the Scorpion · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv

327 · Three Melodies · Hamilton Wallace · nv

342 · Behind the Headlines · [uncredited] · ar

Mysterious Suspense Stories (about)

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#1, September 2016] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Throwing Voices · Jeremy Hayes · ss

· The Desert of Disappearance · Jeremy Hayes · ss

· In the Window · Lee Clark Zumpe · vi SpineChiller v1 #1, 1997

· The Weight of the World · Ian Mullins · ss

· In the House of Chained Souls · John B. Ford · vi Macabre Delights & Twisted Tales by John B. Ford, B.J.M. Press, 1997

· The Lady of the Graves · Kyle Opperman · pm Gothic Blue Book V: The Cursed Edition ed. Cynthia & Gerardo Pelayo, Burial Day Books, 2015

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#2, October 2016] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 36pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Witch’s Charms · K. A. Opperman · pm

· An Unmentionable Affair · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss

· The Wake · Julian Drury · ss

· Slave of an Obese Moon · Matthew Wilson · ss

· Letters of Weird Dreams · Matthew Wilson · ss

· The Plagues of Winter · Patrick Greene · ss

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#3, June 2017] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 40pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

· The Steep Price of Magic · Hayes · ss

· The Church of Unholiness · John B. Ford · ss

· In the Shadow of Red Wolf Mountain · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss

· The Bar Nana · Frederick J. Mayer · ss

· Sirmione · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss

· Black Mirror, Mirror Black · Paul Edwards · ss Black Petals (online) Winter 2011

· Lovecraft’s Epilogue · Matthew Wilson · pm

· Attic Whisperer · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#4, April 2018] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 40pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Night of Halloween · Matthew Wilson · ss

· Blake · Dyer & Lockington · ss

· Rain · David Smith · ss

· Training · David Smith · ss

· Souls of Disturbed Spirits · Matthew Wilson · pm

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#5, February 2020] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £5.50, 36pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Pumpkin Heads · John Mattera · ss

· We Three Vans · Jonah Bradenday · ss

· Death in a Doorway · Christian McCulloch · ss

· Newley You · Michelle Doering · ss

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#6, (October) 2020] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £6.00, 36pp, A5, cover by Steve Lines)
Details taken from magazine website.

· The Watchtower · Benjamin Welton · ss

· Charity Shop Shoes · Phil Carter · ss

· Men’s Room · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss

· The Prey · Scott Vannatter · ss

· Business Is Business · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss Dark Corners #2, 2004

Mystery (1932) (about)
--- see under The Illustrated Detective Magazine.

Mystery (1979): (about)
Mystery started in 1979 as a limited-distribution title, shifting to a nationally-distributed, slick, quarto-sized, magazine in January 1981. After 9 issues it converted to a digest, closing after a further two issues.

Mystery

Publishers:

Mystery Magazine Inc.; Glendale, Los Angeles, CA: Mystery.

Editors:

Stephen L. Smoke - Editor: Mystery, Nov 1979 – Jan 1981.

Thomas Godfrey - Editor: Mystery, Mar 1981 – May 1981.

Mystery [v1 #1, November/December 1979] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery, $2.00, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Ross Macdonald Interview · Gene Davidson & John Knoerle · iv [Ref. Ross Macdonald]

9 · Hardboiled Lingo · John Knoerle · ms

10 · Mystery Suspense on Screen · David Bruce · cl

10 · Time After Time · Judith Claire · mr

12 · Testing Your Eye Q · Paul Bishop · pz

14 · La Jolla Mystery Writers’ Meet · Edgar James · ar

17 · Bouchercon X · Diane Wiseman · ar

20 · Book Reviews · Various · rc

27 · World of Mystery Fiction · Noel Craig · ar

30 · West Coast Mystery Scene · Ruth Windfeldt · cl

32 · East Coast Mystery Scene · Art Bourgeau · cl

33 · Ace Carpenter, Detective [Part 1 of 2; Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · sl

40 · Eight Ball · Joseph Allen · ss

Mystery [v1 #2, March/April 1980] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · From the Desk of the Publisher · Stephen L. Smoke · ed

4 · Eye Q II · Jonathon Harrow · pz

8 · Interview: Dorothy Salisbury Davis · Shelly Lewis · iv [Ref. Dorothy Salisbury Davis]

11 · Mystery/Suspense Home Entertainment · David Bruce · cl

13 · Do You Hear What I Hear? · Karen Bornstein · ar

17 · East Coast Mystery Scene · Art Bourgeau · cl

17 · West Coast Mystery Scene · Ruth Windfeldt · cl

19 · Book Reviews · Various · rc

23 · Interview: Aaron Marc Stein · Shelly Lewis · iv [Ref. Aaron Marc Stein]

27 · Inside Gumshoe Haven · Joseph Allen · ar

33 · The Longest Goodbye · Paul Bishop · ar

39 · The Daily Occurance Sheet · Paul Bishop · ar

43 · A Matter of Relative Importance · Martha Axelrod · ss

47 · Ace Carpenter, Detective [Part 2 of 2; Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · sl

57 · The Shuffle · Gerry Maddren · ss

60 · The Last Word · Paul Bishop · aw

Mystery [v1 #3, June/July 1980] ed. Stephen L. Smoke ($2.00, 60pp, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Letters · The Readers · lc

5 · Legwork · Various · ms

8 · Robert Ludlum · Stephen L. Smoke · iv [Ref. Robert Ludlum]

14 · Upon Distinguishing Among 140 (or More) Sherlockian Pastiches · [uncredited] · ar

16 · Reviews · Various · rc

22 · Sherlockian Dinner · Horace Harker · ar

24 · Mystery Fandom · Paul Bishop · ar

27 · West Coast News · [uncredited] · ms

28 · Sam Space, An Eye on Mars · William F. Nolan · ar

31 · John Ball · Karen Bornstein · iv [Ref. John Ball]

36 · The Would-Be Psycho · Jeff Gamso · ss

42 · Eye Q III · [uncredited] · pz

44 · For Your Spy’s Eyes Only · Andy East · ar

46 · A Night’s Work · Paul Harwitz · ss

52 · A Day in the Life of a Real PI · Douglas E. Christensen · ar

54 · Carpenter [Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · ex
an excerpt (part III) from the book Carpenter to be published in 1981.

60 · Solution to the Crime: A Last Word · [uncredited] · ms

Mystery [v2 #1, January 1981] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

3 · Legwork · The Readers · lc

6 · Interview: Stephen J. Cannell · Hamilton T. Caine · iv [Ref. Stephen J. Cannell]

11 · The Best TV Eyes of the Seventies · Robert J. Randisi · ar

14 · Interview: Ed McBain · David Harlequin · iv [Ref. Ed McBain]

18 · Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah · Raymond Obstfeld · ss

22 · The Edgars · Thomas Godfrey · ar

24 · Mystery at the Movies · Thomas Godfrey · mr

26 · Book Reviews · Various · rc

30 · Under the Jack Knife · Michael Hodel · cl

32 · World of Mystery · [uncredited] · cl

34 · The Enigma of the Policeman/Writer · Paul Bishop · ar

42 · Eye-Q IV · Jonathon Harrow · cl

46 · Hollywood Highness · Hamilton T. Caine · ss

51 · The Black Mask · Professor E. R. Hagemann · ar

54 · Death Wears a Necktie · John Knoerle · ss

60 · The Last Word · Paul Bishop · aw

Mystery [v2 #2, March 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · Inside Mystery · The Readers · lc

4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl

5 · Thank You Mr. President · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Ronald Reagan]; a nostalgic look at the mystery and suspense films of Ronald Reagan.

6 · Interview: Stephen King · Joyce Lynch Dewes · iv [Ref. Stephen King]

10 · The Vorpal Blade · Edward D. Hoch · ss; given as by Edward G. Hoch.

14 · Break a Neck, Break a Leg: The Mystery on Stage · Tim Kelly · cl

18 · World of Mystery · [uncredited] · cl

19 · Inspector Lestrade’s Lament · Michael Hodel · pm

23 · Special Holmes-Watson 100th Anniversary Section · [uncredited] · si

24 · An Irregular History [Sherlock Holmes] · Sean M. Wright · ar

26 · Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes: The Creator versus the Creation [Sherlock Holmes] · Jack Tracy · ar [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle]

29 · The Gasfitters Ball · Various · pi

30 · Some Touch of the Artist · R. L. Hall · ar

34 · The Worcester Enigma [Sherlock Holmes] · James Mines · ss

39 · Why Sherlock Holmes? Nostalga for the Absolute [Sherlock Holmes] · Nancy Senter · ar

40 · Current Holmes · Various · br

40 · My Good Name [Sherlock Holmes] · Lucy Chase Williams · vi

42 · Acrostic · [uncredited] · pz

43 · Demon in a Lunchbox · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · ar

47 · T.V. Review · Donald Carew · mr

48 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Seidman · ss

55 · Book Reviews · Various · rc

59 · Mystery Moviegower · Thomas Godfrey · mr

Mystery [v2 #3, May 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl

6 · The President and the Mystery Story · Marvin Lachman · ar

10 · The Case of the Empty Fortune Cookies [Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · ss

16 · TV Reviews · Lorin Brennan · rv

18 · Mean Streets Revisited · Ray Zone · ar

20 · World of Mystery · [uncredited] · cl

23 · Under the Jack Knife · Mike Hodel · cl

24 · Mystery on Stage · Tim Kelly · cl

25 · The Maltese Puzzle · [uncredited] · pz

26 · The Mystery of Alfred Hitchcock · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ar [Ref. Alfred Hitchcock]

30 · Alfred Hitchcock on Television · David Steier · ar [Ref. Alfred Hitchcock]

32 · The Quotable Hitchcock · Various · ms [Ref. Alfred Hitchcock]

34 · Profile: Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine · Paul Taublieb · ar

36 · Hitchcock the Anthologer · Norman LeValley · ar [Ref. Alfred Hitchcock]

38 · The Alfred Hitchcock Theater · [uncredited] · ar [Ref. Alfred Hitchcock]

40 · The Night Shift · Melissa Sitter · ss

44 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr

47 · Surveillance · Various · br

50 · The Wearing of the Green · James Mines · ss

Mystery Magazine
Title changed from Mystery.

Publishers:

Mystery Magazine Inc.; Glendale, Los Angeles, CA: Mystery Magazine.

Editors:

Thomas Godfrey - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Jul 1981.

Paul Bishop - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Sep 1981 – Jan 1982.

John Knoerle - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Apr 1982.

John Stevenson - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Jul 1982.

Mystery Magazine [v3 #1, No. 7, July 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery Magazine, Inc., $2.00, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Don Diekmann)
Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian.

2 · Letters to the Editor · The Readers · lc

4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl

8 · Women in Detective Fiction · Michele Slung · ar

16 · A Conversation with Joan Kahn · Robert Randisi · iv [Ref. Joan Kahn]

18 · Lady Cop · Paul Bishop · ar

20 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct

23 · A Visit with Dame Ngaio Marsh · John Ball · ar [Ref. Ngaio Marsh]

26 · Mrs. Craggs and a Certain Lady’s Townhouse [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss; illustrated by Gary Palmatier

29 · Past Masters · [uncredited] · ob [Ref. Robert L. Fish & Philip MacDonald]

30 · Holmes and the Ladies · Michael Hodel · ar; given as “Holmes and the Women” in the Table of Contents.

32 · Angela: A Chat with Angela Lansbury, Star of Stage, Screen and Television · Pete Christian · ar; illustrated by Albert Hirschfeld [Ref. Angela Lansbury]

36 · Surveillance · Various · br

40 · Writers for the Record · Joseph Estrada · cl

42 · TV Reviews · Lorin Brennan · rv

44 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr

48 · World of Mystery · [uncredited] · cl

51 · Under the Jack Knife · Sean Michael Wright · cl

52 · Mystery Contest · [uncredited] · pz

53 · The Ladies of the Tube · Paul Bishop · ar

55 · Treachery · Elizabeth Davis · ss; illustrated by Michael Anderson

60 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct

62 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct

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