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The Magic of Christmas (Love Spell, November 1998, 0-505-52283-7, $5.99, 393pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 5 · Jack of Hearts · Emma Craig · na 105 · The Shepherds and Mr. Weisman · Annie Kimberlin · na 193 · The Yuletide Spirit · Kathleen Nance · na 287 · Twelfth Knight · Stobie Piel · na

The Magic of Christmas (Harlequin, 2008, 978-0-373-29515-9, $5.99, 282pp, pb, oa)     Western-themed Christmas anthology. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · A Christmas Child · Carolyn Davidson · na 91 · The Christmas Dove · Victoria Bylin · na 183 · A Baby Blue Christmas · Cheryl St. John · na

Magic Slippers (Avon, July 1996, 0-380-78370-3, $5.99, 374pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by BG. 1 · Birthday Shoes · Barbara Boswell · na 131 · Cupid Wears Combat Boots · Carole Buck · na 281 · Heart and Soles · Cassie Miles · na

Maiden Murders (Harper Brothers, September 1952, LC:52-7294, 302pp, hc, an)     A Mystery Writers of America Anthology. Anthology of authors’ first sold mystery stories. vii · Preface · Lawrence G. Blochman · pr ix · Introduction · John Dickson Carr · in 1 · Introduction to “Room Number 23” · Hugh Pentecost · is 2 · Room Number 23 · Hugh Pentecost · ss Flynn’s Detective Fiction June 20 1925, as by Judson Philips 20 · Introduction to “The Fifty-Carat Jinx” · Lawrence G. Blochman · is 21 · The Fifty-Carat Jinx · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Clues 2nd January 1930 40 · Introduction to “Bezique of Death” · Veronica Parker Johns · is 41 · Bezique of Death · Veronica Parker Johns · ss Charm March 1948 51 · Introduction to “Little House at Croix-Rousse” · Georges Simenon · is 52 · The Little House at Croix-Rousse [Joseph Leborgne] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #48, November 1947 translated from the French (“Le Pavillon de la Croix-Rousse”, as by Georges Sim, Détective, May 2, 1929 & May 16, 1929). 58 · Introduction to “The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl” · Stuart Palmer · is 59 · The Riddle of the Dangling Pearl [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · nv Mystery November 1933 79 · Introduction to “Shoes for Breakfast” · Lawrence Treat · is 80 · Shoes for Breakfast · Lawrence Treat · ss Detective Fiction Weekly September 25 1937 97 · Introduction to “Find the Woman” · Kenneth Millar · is 97 · Find the Woman [Joe Rogers] · Kenneth Millar · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #31, June 1946 120 · Introduction to “Marksman” · William Campbell Gault · is 121 · Marksman · William Campbell Gault · ss Clues Detective Stories September 1940 131 · Introduction to “Victim No. 5” · Harry Stephen Keeler · is 132 · Victim No. 5 · Harry Stephen Keeler · ss Young’s Magazine 1914 142 · Introduction to “The Man in the Velvet Hat” · Jerome & Harold Prince · is 143 · The Man in the Velvet Hat [Inspector Magruder] · Jerome & Harold Prince · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944 161 · Introduction to “The Adventure of the Black Narcissus” · August Derleth · is 162 · The Adventure of the Black Narcissus [Solar Pons] · August Derleth · ss The Dragnet Magazine February 1929 174 · Introduction to “And on the Third Day” · David Alexander · is 175 · And on the Third Day · David Alexander · ss 190 · Introduction to “Too Many Brides” · Ruth Wilson · is 191 · Too Many Brides · Ruth Wilson · ss 15 Mystery Stories April 1950 204 · Introduction to “The Fourth Degree” · Jerome Barry · is 205 · The Fourth Degree · Jerome Barry · vi Liberty April 2 1932 209 · Introduction to “The Second Sight of Dr. Sam: Johnson” · Lillian de la Torre · is 210 · The Second Sight of Dr. Sam: Johnson [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #13, November 1943, as “Dr. Sam: Johnson, Detector” 227 · Introduction to “Old Calamity Tries a Bluff” · Joseph Fulling Fishman · is 228 · Old Calamity Tries a Bluff [Old Calamity] · Joseph Fulling Fishman · ss Detective Fiction Weekly April 6 1929, as “Old Calamity Stages an Act” 240 · Introduction to “A Great Whirring of Wings” · Day Keene · is 241 · A Great Whirring of Wings · Day Keene · ss Dime Detective Magazine November 1943 255 · Introduction to “Threnody” · Anthony Boucher · is 256 · Threnody · Anthony Boucher · ss 261 · Introduction to “The Adventure of the One-Penny Black” · Ellery Queen · is 262 · The Adventure of the One-Penny Black [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Great Detective April 1933, as “The One-Penny Black” 282 · Introduction to “Specialty of the House” · Stanley Ellin · is 283 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948

The Mail-Order Brides Collection (Barbour, 2018, 978-1-68322-444-0, $14.99, 447pp, tp, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · Perfect for the Preacher · Megan Besing · nv 53 · The Outlaw’s Inconvenient Bride · Noelle Marchand · nv 97 · Train Ride to Heartbreak · Donna Schlachter · na 147 · Mail-Order Proxy · Sherri Shackelford · na 197 · To Heal Thy Heart · Michelle Shocklee · nv 243 · Miss-Delivered Mail · Ann Shorey · na 295 · A Fairy-Tale Bride · Liz Tolsma · na 347 · The Brigand and the Bride · Jennifer Uhlarik · na 401 · The Mail-Order Mistake · Kathleen Y’Barbo · nv

Mama’s Little Matchmaker (Zebra, April 2000, 0-8217-6584-1, $4.99, 255pp, pb, oa)     Regency Romances. Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 7 · A Mother’s Heart · Alice Holden · na 89 · The Perfect Match · Juliette Leigh · na 177 · The Last Chance Governess · Bess Willingham · na

Mammoth Golden Book of Best Detective Stories (A.L. Burt, 1933, $1.00, 288+76+300+35pp, hc, om)     Abridged from The Crime Club Golden Book of Best Detective Stories. · Murder by the Clock · Rufus King · n. Doubleday, 1929 · The Shadow Man [J. G. Reeder] · Edgar Wallace · na The Thriller #156, January 30 1932 · The Poisoned Chocolates Case [Roger Sheringham; Ambrose Chitterwick] · Anthony Berkeley · n. Collins, 1929 · Who Murdered Ellington Breese? · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Evidence on the Japanned Box · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928 · The Elevated Transit Mystery · Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay · ss The Baffle Book by Lassiter Wren & Randle McKay, Doubleday, 1928

The Man in Black: Macabre Stories from Fear on Four (BBC Books, December 1990, 0-563-20904-6, £5.99, 413pp, tp, oa)     Anthology of 25 stories broadcast by the BBC in its “Fear on Four” spot. Many of the stories appear to be previously unpublished. 9 · Foreword · The Man in Black · fw 11 · The Beast with Five Fingers · William F. Harvey · nv The Beast with Five Fingers by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1928 revised from The New Decameron, Volume the First, B.H. Blackwell, 1919. 40 · Snipe 3909 · Graeme Fife · ss 52 · The Dead Drummer · David Buck; adapted by Haydn Middleton · ss adapted from an original radio script. 63 · Fat Andy · Stephen Dunstone · ss 76 · The Dispossessed Daughter · Katherine Nicholas · ss 86 · The Specialty of the House · Stanley Ellin · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #54, May 1948 109 · The Face · E. F. Benson · ss Hutchinson’s Magazine February 1924 125 · A Child Crying · James Saunders · ss 134 · The Horn · Stephen Gallagher · nv Arrows of Eros ed. Alex Stewart, NEL, 1989 161 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 174 · William and Mary · Roald Dahl · nv Kiss Kiss by Roald Dahl, Knopf, 1960 205 · Every Detail but One · Bert Coules · ss 217 · The Snowman Killing · J. C. W. Brook · ss 230 · His Last Card · Nick Warburton · ss 241 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · nv Holly Leaves December 5 1891 263 · Dreaming of Thee · Gwen Cherrell · ss 273 · By the River, Fontainebleau · Stephen Gallagher · ss The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction August 1986 291 · Hand in Glove · Elizabeth Bowen · ss The Second Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, James Barrie, 1952 303 · The Journey Home · Bert Coules · ss 314 · St. Austin Friars · Robert Westall · nv Break of Dark by Robert Westall, Chatto & Windus, 1982 342 · Soul Searching · Martyn Wade · ss 355 · Music Lovers · Nick Warburton · ss 365 · Mind Well the Tree · William Ingram · ss 375 · Survival · John Wyndham · nv Thrilling Wonder Stories February 1952 406 · Day at the Dentist’s · James Saunders · ss

Man of My Dreams (Jove, November 2004, 0-515-13793-6, $6.99, 339pp, pb, oa)     Original anthology of four stories of fantasies come to life, by Sherrilyn Kenyon, Maggie Shayne, Suzanne Forster, and Virginia Kantra. · Shocking Lucy · Suzanne Forster · ss · Daydream Believer · Maggie Shayne · ss · Fire and Ice · Sherrilyn Kenyon · ss · Midsummer Night’s Magic · Virginia Kantra · ss

The Man Without a Country and Other Stories (Airmont Classic, 1969, CL185, 50¢, 160pp, pb, an)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 3 · Introduction · Francis R. Gemme · in 9 · The Man Without a Country · Edward Everett Hale · nv The Atlantic Monthly December 1863, uncredited. 37 · The Gift of the Magi · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World December 10 1905, as “Gifts of the Magi” 43 · The Purloined Letter [C. Auguste Dupin] · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1845, Carey & Hart, 1844 64 · The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg · Mark Twain · na Harper’s New Monthly Magazine December 1899 118 · The Great Stone Face · Nathaniel Hawthorne · nv The National Era January 24 1850 139 · Love of Life · Jack London · ss Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine December 1905

Margaret Weis’ Testament of the Dragon (HarperPrism, August 1997, 0-06-105543-3, $22.00, 105pp, hc, oa, cover by Matt Stawicki)     Original anthology of three stories and related informational pieces, “created by” Margaret Weis and David Baldwin, described on the cover as an illustrated “novel.” Named authors are Jeff Grubb, J. Robert King, and Janet Pack. Packaged and copyrighted by Big Entertainment. Illustrated by Steve Lieber and Rags Morales. 6 · Introduction · [uncredited] · in 8 · A Brother to Dragons · Jeff Grubb · na 74 · Lore & Symbols of the Ancient Drokpas · [uncredited] · lk 76 · Wyrm of the Loch · J. Robert King · ss 87 · The Biography of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · lk 90 · The Pimpernel Problem · Janet Pack · ss 99 · The Sketchbook of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · pi 104 · The Travels of Sir Justinian · [uncredited] · pi

The Mark of Mandragora (Doctor Who, April 15, 1993, 0-426-20396-8, £6.99, 90pp, lp, an, cover by Alister Pearson)     Collection of comic strips based on the Doctor Who TV series. 3 · Train-Flight · Andrew Donkin & Graham S. Brand · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19?? 24 · Doctor Conkeror · Ian Rimmer · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19?? 30 · Fellow Travellers · Andrew Cartmel · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19?? 51 · Teenage Kicks · Paul Cornell · ss Doctor Who Magazine 19?? 54 · The Mark of Mandragora · Dan Abnett · cs Doctor Who Magazine 19??

Married at Midnight (Avon Books, September 1996, 0-380-78615-X, $6.99, 394pp, pb, oa)     Details supplied by Kenneth R. Johnson. 1 · The Determined Bride · Jo Beverley · na 101 · A Kiss After Midnight · Tanya Anne Crosby · na 199 · Scandal’s Bride · Samantha James · n. 307 · Beyond the Kiss [The Birmingham Family] · Kathleen E. Woodiwiss · na

Masks ed. Ray Russell, uncredited (Playboy, 1971, 16126, 75¢, 187pp, pb, an) 4 · Preface · Ray Russell, uncredited · pr 7 · Masks · Damon Knight · ss Playboy July 1968 21 · Perchance to Dream · Charles Beaumont · ss Playboy October 1958 33 · The Yellow Room · John Cheever · nv Playboy January 1968 69 · Fortitude · Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. · pl Playboy September 1968 89 · Winter in This Latitude · Rick Rubin · nv Playboy December 1962 113 · The Hat Act · Robert Coover · ss Playboy February 1968 129 · Death’s Door · Robert McNear · nv Playboy March 1969 155 · Colorless in Limestone Caverns · Allan Seager · ss Playboy November 1968 165 · [untitled] · Ken W. Purdy · ss Playboy October 1966 173 · A Breath of Lucifer · R. K. Narayan · ss Playboy July 1969

Masterpieces of Thrills ed. John Gawsworth, uncredited (Daily Express, 1936, 735pp, hc, oa) 13 · The Grey Room · Roger Burford · ss 29 · The Man Upstairs · Frances Gregg · ss 37 · Busman’s Holiday · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss The New London Magazine #20, June 1932 53 · Sluice Gates · Oswell Blakeston · ss 63 · Second Sight · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 73 · A Shawl from the East · P. Whitehouse · ss 83 · Dr. Todor Karadja · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · nv 109 · Kali · M. R. Anand, Dr. · ss 119 · Mrs. Biggadyke’s “Unconscious” · Anthony M. Ludovici · ss 135 · Dr. Samson Gregory · Neil Harman · ss 145 · The Secret Chapel · Francis Marsden · ss 165 · Murder Most Foul · Eimar O’Duffy · ss 179 · The Mist Rider · Geoffrey West · ss 185 · Melodrama · John Lindsey · ss 193 · Kametis and Evelpis · J. Leslie Mitchell & Fytton Armstrong · nv 239 · The Cherries · Lawrence Durrell · ss 245 · Spells by Night · Frederick Carter · nv 271 · A Stele from Atlantis · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss 277 · The Upstairs Room · Wilfrid Ewart · ss 285 · The Mystery of the Red Road · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · nv 319 · Ghost of Fleur-de-Lis Court · Kenneth Myer · ss 325 · Felo de Se · John Brownson · ss 339 · 5,000 Enemy Planes Over London · Stephen Graham · ss The Daily Express 1935 347 · The Folkema · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 357 · The Companion · Francis Marsden · ss 363 · The Traveller · Gay Taylor · ss 381 · “Whither Thou Goest…” · John Greenidge · nv 415 · The Grim Case of Mrs. John · Oswell Blakeston · ss 435 · The Hanging of Ernest Clark · M. P. Shiel & John Gawsworth · ss 449 · The Crossword · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 457 · A Good Reprisal · E. H. Visiak · ss 463 · The Road to Freedom · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss 473 · The Dark Wood · Herbert Gore · ss 479 · The Flying Worm · Simon · ss 493 · The Failure · Richard Middleton · ss (r) 503 · The Superintendent’s Story · Neil Harman · ss 511 · Hengo · E. H. W. Meyerstein · ss 517 · Bergamask’s Revenge · Frederick Carter · ss 535 · A Mysterious Coincidence · Charles Duff · ss 541 · Red Foam · Hedda Vesely & R. L. Mégroz · ss 553 · Death’s Door · Nugent Barker · ss 561 · Charlie · Frances Gregg · ss 567 · The Woman of Leadenhall Street · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss 587 · In the Mangrove Hall · E. H. Visiak · ss 593 · Fine Hands · Frederick Carter · ss 613 · A Man of Spirit · R. Dundas · ss 623 · Lost Tribes · J. Leslie Mitchell · ss 631 · Death Pages Mr. Startle · E. H. W. Meyerstein · vi 635 · The Fetch · Frederick Carter · ss 643 · The Mother · Philip Henderson · vi 649 · The String Game · Marcus Magill · ss 655 · Strange Idyll · Frances Gregg · ss 661 · Judgment · Simon Dewes · ss 673 · Duty · Francis Marsden · ss 683 · Sprigge · Wilfrid Ewart · vi 687 · What Happened to Larry? · Ronald Dewsbury · ss 693 · The Mannikin’s Tale · Frederick Carter · ss 703 · Borderlines · Simon · ss 717 · Shillings · Francis Marsden · ss 729 · First and Last Woman · Lewis Grassic Gibbon · ss