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From Death to the Stars by L. Ron Hubbard (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1953, $3.00, 167+208pp, hc, om) · Death’s Deputy · L. Ron Hubbard · na Unknown February 1940 · The Kingslayer · L. Ron Hubbard · co Fantasy Press, 1949

The Kingslayer by L. Ron Hubbard (Fantasy Publishing Co., Inc., 1949, $3.00, 208pp, hc, co, cover by William Benulis)     Also in From Death to the Stars, also as Seven Steps to the Arbiter. · Preface · L. Ron Hubbard · pr (r) · The Kingslayer · L. Ron Hubbard · na · The Beast · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science-Fiction October 1942 · The Invaders · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science-Fiction January 1942

Lives You Wished to Lead but Never Dared by L. Ron Hubbard (Theta, 1978, 0-917972-00-7, x+385pp, hc, co) · Sleepy McGee · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy July 11 1936 · Don’t Rush Me · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy July 18 1936 · Mr. Luck · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Argosy October 3 1936 · Test Pilot · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy October 17 1936 · Deep Sea Diver · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy October 24 1936 · The Big Cats · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy October 31 1936 · River Driver · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy November 7 1936 · The Ethnologist · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy November 28 1936 · Mine Inspector · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy December 5 1936 · The Shooter · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy December 12 1936 · Steeplejack · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy January 9 1937 · Flying Trapeze · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy January 23 1937 · Mountaineer · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Argosy February 6 1937 · A Lesson in Lightning · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Argosy March 20 1937 · Nine Lives · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Argosy August 21 1937 · A Cargo of Coffins · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Argosy November 13 1937 · Orders Is Orders · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Argosy December 18 1937

Ole Doc Methuselah by L. Ron Hubbard (Theta, 1970, $4.95, vi+176pp, hc, co) iii · Foreword · [uncredited] · fw 1 · Ole Doc Methuselah [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science Fiction October 1947, as by René Lafayette 36 · Her Majesty’s Aberration [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science Fiction March 1948, as by René Lafayette 52 · The Expensive Slaves [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science Fiction November 1947, as by René Lafayette 66 · The Great Air Monopoly [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science Fiction September 1948, as by René Lafayette 98 · Plague [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science Fiction April 1949, as by René Lafayette 126 · A Sound Investment [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science Fiction June 1949, as by René Lafayette 150 · Ole Mother Methuselah [Ole Doc Methuselah] · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science Fiction January 1950, as by René Lafayette

One Was Stubborn by L. Ron Hubbard (Galaxy Press LLC, March 22, 2014, 978-1-59212-370-4, $9.95, 129pp, tp, co)     Details taken from online listing. · One Was Stubborn · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science-Fiction November 1940, as by René Lafayette · A Can of Vacuum · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science Fiction December 1949 · 240,000 Miles Straight Up · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories December 1948

The Professor Was a Thief by L. Ron Hubbard (Galaxy, May 2009, 978-1-59212-351-3, $9.95, xi+102pp, tp, co)     Collection of three stories. Series introduction by Kevin J. Anderson. vii · Stories from Pulp Fiction’s Golden Age · Kevin J. Anderson · fw 1 · The Professor Was a Thief · L. Ron Hubbard · nv Astounding Science-Fiction February 1940 55 · Battle of Wizards · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Fantasy Book #5, 1949 73 · The Dangerous Dimension · L. Ron Hubbard · ss Astounding Science-Fiction July 1938 103 · Story Preview: A Matter of Matter · L. Ron Hubbard · ex Astounding Science Fiction August 1949 113 · Glossary · [uncredited] · ms 121 · L. Ron Hubbard in the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction 123 · L. Ron Hubbard and American Pulp Fiction · [uncredited] · ar 133 · The Stories from the Golden Age · [uncredited] · bi

Seven Steps to the Arbiter by L. Ron Hubbard (Major Books, 1975, $1.25, 192pp, pb, co)     Reprint (FPCI 1949 as The Kingslayer) collection.

Typewriter in the Sky/Fear by L. Ron Hubbard (Gnome Press, 1951, $2.75, 9+256pp, hc, co, cover by David Kyle) 9 · Typewriter in the Sky · L. Ron Hubbard (with Robert P. Toombs) · n. Unknown November 1940 (+1) 136 · Author’s Note · L. Ron Hubbard · is 136 · Fear · L. Ron Hubbard · n. Unknown July 1940

100% Pure Florida Fiction ed. Susan Hubbard & Robley Wilson (University Press of Florida, May 2000, 0-813-01752-1, $49.95, 232pp, tp, an)     Contents from Amazon.com. · Preface · Susan Hubbard & Robley Wilson · pr · Larroquette · Frederick Barthelme · ss (r) · Foley’s Confessions · Tom Chiarella · ss (r) · Dangerously the Summer Burns · Philip Cioffari · ss (r) · Me and Dr. Bob · Steve Cushman · ss (r) · Wind and Rain · John Henry Fleming · ss (r) · The Gossamer Girl · Aracelis Gonzalez Asendorf · ss (r) · The Blind Gambler · Jeffrey Greene · ss (r) · Alligator Joe & Pancho Villa · William R. Kanouse · ss (r) · Fauna in Florida · Karen Loeb · ss (r) · The Pool People · Alison Lurie · ss Vogue August 1991 · Jagged Tooth, Great Tooth · Wendell Mayo · ss (r) · Migration of the Love Bugs · Jill McCorkle · ss (r) · The Cranes · Peter Meinke · ss (r) · The Flower’s Noiseless Hunger, the Tree’s Clandestine Tide · Patrick J. Murphy · ss (r) · In the House of Simple Sentences · Louis Phillips · ss (r) · Shopping Expedition · Elisavietta Ritchie · ss (r) · Taking Names · Enid Shomer · ss (r) · The Ferdinand Magellan · William Snyder, Jr. · ss (r) · Tension · Abraham Verghese · ss (r) · Critterworld · Steve Watkins · ss (r) · The Blue Men · Joy Williams · ss Esquire August 1986 · Contributors · [uncredited] · bg (r)

Best Detective Stories of the Year: 24th Annual Collection ed. Allen J. Hubin (Dutton, 1970, 0-525-06429-X, $5.95, 255pp, hc, an) 9 · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in 11 · The Snatch [Nameless Private Eye] · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1969 32 · The Man Who Killed Sailors · Avram Davidson · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1969, as “The Importance of Trifles” 78 · The Sooey Pill · Elaine Slater · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1969 83 · Death’s Door · Robert McNear · nv Playboy March 1969 107 · Night Strike · Miel Tanburn · vi Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1969 111 · Kleber on Murder in 30 Volumes · James Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1969 125 · Dropout · Jack Ritchie · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1969 136 · The Chicago Heiress [Romney Pringle] · R. Austin Freeman & John James Pitcairn · ss Cassell’s Magazine August 1902, as by Clifford Ashdown 153 · The Bomb · Martin L. Keen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1969 160 · Link in the Chain · Elliot L. Gilbert · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine July 1969 166 · The Single Wing Epicure · Frank Sisk · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine December 1969 186 · The Lithuanian Eraser Mystery · Jon L. Breen · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1969 196 · Runners in the Park · James McKimmey, Jr. · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine April 1969 212 · The Dummy · Clayton Matthews · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine May 1969 225 · The Little Old Lady from Cricket Creek · Len Gray · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine August 1969 230 · The Magic Bullet · Edward D. Hoch · ss Argosy January 1969 247 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 249 · Awards · [uncredited] · bi 250 · Necrology · [uncredited] · bg 252 · Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1971 ed. Allen J. Hubin (Dutton, 1971, 0-525-06430-3, $5.95, 285pp, hc, an)     25th Annual Collection. 7 · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in 11 · Wit’s End · Michael Harrison · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1970 32 · The Big Stretch · Clayton Matthews · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine June 1970 47 · The Businessmen · Michael Zuroy · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1970 63 · The Leakage · Frank Sisk · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1970 69 · The System [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) April 1970 85 · The Lord of Central Park · Avram Davidson · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1970, as “Manhattan Nights’ Entertainment” 127 · Death and the Compass · Jorge Luis Borges; translated by Norman Thomas di Giovanni · ss The Aleph and Other Stories by Jorge Luís Borges, Dutton, 1970 translated from the Spanish (“La Muerte y la Brújula”, Sur, May 1942). 141 · Dr. Ox Will Die at Midnight · Gerald Kersh · ss The Bystander September 22 1937 149 · The Verdict · Lawrence Treat · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1970 166 · We Spy · Clark Howard · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine October 1970 174 · The Andrech Samples · Joseph N. Gores · ss Swank September 1970 182 · The Theft of the Coco Loot [Nick Velvet] · Edward D. Hoch · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1970 200 · Coins in the Frascati Fountain [Ambrose Ganelon] · James Powell · na Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1970 249 · Mrs. Twiller Takes a Trip · Lael J. Littke · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1970 256 · Cain’s Mark · Bill Pronzini · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1970 278 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 281 · Awards · [uncredited] · bi 281 · Necrology · [uncredited] · bg 282 · Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1972 ed. Allen J. Hubin (Dutton, 1972, 0-525-06431-1, $6.95, 271pp, hc, an)     26th Annual Collection. 7 · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in 9 · The Most Powerful Tailor in the World · Michael Crichton · ss Playboy September 1971 16 · Ponsonby and the Classic Cipher [Prof. Ponsonby] · Alan K. Young · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine December 1971 34 · Take Another Look [Henry Turnbuckle] · Jack Ritchie · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1971 49 · Vicious Circle · Robert Edward Eckels · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1971 60 · Duel · Richard Matheson · nv Playboy April 1971 87 · “Enfants Terribles” [Bengal Tigers] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1971 104 · The Play’s the Thing · Robert Bloch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1971 113 · End of the Day [Captain Leopold] · Edward D. Hoch · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine February 1971 132 · The Prisoner of Zemu Island · Joan Richter · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1971 152 · Osborn and Sabrina · Pauline C. Smith · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1971 161 · The Peaceful People [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · nv Argosy (UK) August 1968 184 · The Total Portrait · J. F. Peirce · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1971 199 · A Matter of Equine Ballistics · Reginald Bretnor · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1971 230 · The Harry Hastings Method · Warner Law · ss Playboy April 1971 245 · Willing Victim · Morris Hershman · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine March 1971 250 · The Blue Tambourine · Donald Olson · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1971 262 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 266 · Awards · [uncredited] · bi 266 · Necrology · [uncredited] · bg 267 · Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1973 ed. Allen J. Hubin (Dutton, 1973, 0-525-06432-X, $6.95, 245pp, hc, an)     27th Annual Collection. 7 · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in 11 · O Black and Unknown Bard [Daniel Kearny Associates] · Joseph N. Gores · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine April 1972 28 · The Gourmet Hunt · David Ely · ss Playboy December 1972 40 · The Woman in the Stone House · Dana Lyon · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 48 · Hijack · Robert L. Fish · ss Playboy August 1972 59 · The Last Recall · Henry Beard · nv National Lampoon February 1972 80 · No Motive · Theodore Mathieson · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1972 84 · Shell Game · William Jeffrey · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine June 1972 92 · The Man Who Never Told a Lie [Black Widowers] · Isaac Asimov · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1972 104 · Broken Pattern · George C. Chesbro · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 123 · The Debt · Jesse Hill Ford · ss The Atlantic Monthly June 1972 137 · Burial Monuments Three · Edward D. Hoch · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1972 150 · Keep Us Safe · James McKimmey, Jr. · ss Good Housekeeping March 1972 165 · A Matter of Need · Wyc Toole · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine February 1972 180 · Miss Kemper Comes Home in the Dark · Mitsu Yamamoto · ss The Saturday Evening Post Spring 1972 190 · The African Tree Beavers [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · nv Argosy (UK) August 1971 214 · The Interceptor · Barry N. Malzberg · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine August 1972 226 · Never Trust a Partner [Lang & Lovell] · Robert Edward Eckels · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine March 1972 237 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 239 · Awards · [uncredited] · bi 240 · Necrology · [uncredited] · bg 241 · Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi

Best Detective Stories of the Year—1974 ed. Allen J. Hubin (Dutton, 1974, 0-525-06433-8, $6.95, 253pp, hc, an)     28th Annual Collection. 7 · Introduction · Allen J. Hubin · in 11 · The Ghosts at Iron River · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · nv Men & Malice ed. Dean W. Dickensheet, Doubleday, 1973 39 · Beyond the Last House · Mollie Pearce McKibbon · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine November 1973 43 · Neighbors · Robert McNear · ss Playboy June 1973 57 · The Magnum · Jack Ritchie · ss Debonair May 1973 65 · Loaded Quest · Thomasina Weber · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine August 1973 70 · Homage to John Keats · Henry T. Parry · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1973 79 · Sadie When She Died [87th Precinct] · Ed McBain · nv Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine January 1973 117 · The Last Contract · Marie DiGioia · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine January 1973 130 · The Good Lord Will Provide · Lawrence Treat & Charles M. Plotz · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine June 1973 137 · The O’Bannon Blarney File [Daniel Kearny Associates] · Joseph N. Gores · ss Men & Malice ed. Dean W. Dickensheet, Doubleday, 1973 153 · Late, Late Call · George Antonich · ss Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine November 1973 161 · No Comebacks · Frederick Forsyth · ss Playboy May 1973 175 · Woman Trouble · Florence V. Mayberry · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine October 1973 193 · The Whimper of Whipped Dogs · Harlan Ellison · ss Bad Moon Rising ed. Thomas M. Disch, Harper & Row, 1973 214 · A Murder Coming · James Powell · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine September 1973 223 · Morning Watch · Jerry Jacobson · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine March 1973 234 · Over the Borderline · Jeff Sweet · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine May 1973 241 · Bibliography · [uncredited] · bi 244 · Awards · [uncredited] · bi 245 · Necrology · [uncredited] · bg 248 · Honor Roll · [uncredited] · bi