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Master Mysteries Magazine [v1 #4, Spring 1934] (digest) [] Issue not indexed.

Master Mysteries Magazine [v2 #1, Summer 1934] (F. G. Wilson Publishing Co., 15¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Leo Manso) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 3 · Falling Star · Arthur Hoerl · nv Master Mysteries Magazine Fall 1933 23 · Who Killed Bob Adair? · Arthur Hoerl · ss 41 · Five $1,000 Bills · Arthur Hoerl · nv Master Mysteries Magazine Fall 1933 61 · Murders at Sea · Arthur Hoerl · nv Master Mysteries Magazine Fall 1933 80 · A Perfect Crime · Arthur Hoerl · ss Master Mysteries Magazine Fall 1933 97 · The Muffled Shot · Arthur Hoerl · ss 116 · The Butterfly Mystery · Arthur Hoerl · ss

The Master Thriller Series   (about) A series of anthologies in magazine format; each issue featured a different genre. For convenience, all issues have been indexed even though only a small number are mystery/detective. Publishers: The World’s Work (1913) Ltd.; Kingswood, Surrey: The Master Thriller Series.

The Master Thriller Series [#1, Tales of the Foreign Legion (July 1933)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] · Soldiers of France · [uncredited] · ms; brief piece about the foreign legion. · Gentlemen of the Legion · J. D. Newsom · nv Frontier Stories July 1927 · The Quest · P. C. Wren · ss Stepsons of France by P. C. Wren, Murray, 1917 · The Dead Fight Hard · Bob du Soe · ss Short Stories May 25 1929 · Strength of the Legion · [uncredited] · ms · His Own People · J. D. Newsom · nv The Frontier November 1926 · Send No Flowers · Georges Surdez · ss Short Stories October 25 1929 · Kismet in Picardy · Don McGrew · ss Short Stories December 10 1928 · Six Feet Under · Robert Carse · ss Short Stories December 10 1929

The Master Thriller Series [#2, Tales of the North-West Mounted Police (September 1933)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] · A Free Rein · William Byron Mowery · nv Short Stories July 10 1925 · Prestige of the Scarlet · Harwood Steele · ss Short Stories January 10 1927 · The Galloping Hours · William Byron Mowery · ss Short Stories November 10 1925 · Blind Man’s Bluff · Walter W. Liggett · ss The Frontier August 1925 · On Patrol · James B. Hendryx · ss Short Stories February 10 1925 · The Last Potlatch · J. Allan Dunn · ss Short Stories January 25 1924 · Men Who Pay in Blood · T. Von Ziekursch · ss Short Stories October 25 1924 · Misadventure · Robert Ray · ss

The Master Thriller Series [#3, Tales of the Seven Seas (December 1933)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 6 · The Pearl Raiders · R. de S. Horn · na Short Stories November 25 1925 9 · Sea Thirst · C. Wiles Hallock · pm Short Stories June 10 1931 60 · Mutiny at Five Bells · [uncredited] · ms (r) 61 · Yellow Piracy · E. Keble Chatterton · ss 67 · Discontent · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm Short Stories June 25 1932 68 · The Pirate Hunter · Capt. Frederick Moore · ss Short Stories July 10 1927 85 · Revise Your Maps! · [uncredited] · ms (r) 86 · Weeds · Ralph R. Perry · ss Short Stories October 25 1926 105 · Singing Johnny · Edgar Daniel Kramer · pm Short Stories June 25 1931 106 · Twenty Fathoms Under · T. T. Flynn · ss Short Stories April 25 1927 116 · Terrors of the Deep · [uncredited] · ms (r) 117 · The Skipper Knows Best · Murray Leinster · ss Short Stories December 10 1928 126 · A Veteran Sealer · [uncredited] · ms (r) · The Editor’s Log · The Editor · ed (r)

The Master Thriller Series [#4, Tales of Mystery and Detection (March 1934)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] · The Image in the Mirror [Lord Peter Wimsey] · Dorothy L. Sayers · nv Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers, Gollancz, 1933 · The Kidnapped Prime Minister [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv The Sketch April 25 1923 · Out of Paradise [A.J. Raffles] · E. W. Hornung · ss Collier’s Weekly December 10 1904 · An Ethical Dilemma [Major Forester] · E. Phillips Oppenheim · ss The London Magazine June 1928 · The Case of Oscar Brodski [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · nv Pearson’s Magazine December 1910 · The Cat Burglar [Reginald Fortune] · H. C. Bailey · nv Flynn’s Weekly November 6 1926 · The Cliff Path Ghost [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & Margaret I. Cole · ss A Lesson in Crime by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1933 · The Sexton’s Wife · Margery Allingham · ss · The Blue Cross [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss The Saturday Evening Post July 23 1910, as “Valentin Follows a Curious Trail”

The Master Thriller Series [#5, Tales of the Foreign Legion #2 (June 1934)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 4 · Stepsons of France · [uncredited] · ms 6 · The Ambush at Soueida · Ex-Legionnaire Francis A. Waterhouse · nv 40 · Sermons in Stones [Foreign Legion: John Bull] · P. C. Wren · ss Stepsons of France by P. C. Wren, Murray, 1917 46 · The River Pirates of Indo-China · Ex-Legionnaire Reginald R. Forbes · nv 68 · My Moroccan Baptism · Ex-Legionnaire 1384 & W. J. Blackledge · ss 78 · Fighting the Berbers · Prince Aage of Denmark · ex from My Life in the Foreign Legion, Eveleigh Nash, 1928 110 · Strictly Private · J. D. Newsom · ss Short Stories September 10 1930

The Master Thriller Series [#6, Tales of the Uncanny (September 1934)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Youngman Conors) [] 3 · The Willows · Algernon Blackwood · na The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 32 · The Inexperienced Ghost · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine March 1902, as “The Story of the Inexperienced Ghost” 40 · Honolulu · W. Somerset Maugham · nv Everybody’s October 1921 54 · The Wind in the Portico [The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine March 1928 68 · A Pair of Hands · Sir Arthur T. Quiller-Couch · ss The Cornish Magazine December 1898, as by Q 76 · Mrs. Lunt · Hugh Walpole · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 85 · The Smell in the Library [Lord George Tarlyon] · Michael Arlen · nv The Sketch December 25 1922, as “Red Antony” 97 · Old Man’s Beard · H. Russell Wakefield · ss Old Man’s Beard by H. Russell Wakefield, Bles, 1929 108 · Mine · Mrs. Belloc-Lowndes · ss The Royal Magazine February 1924 119 · Rooum · Oliver Onions · ss The Fortnightly Review December 1910

The Master Thriller Series [#7, Tales of African Adventure (December 1934)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Holland. · Thorns and Iron · Victor Rousseau · nv Frontier Stories September 1927 · Ivory [Keynes] · H. Bedford-Jones · nv Short Stories March 10 1930 · Cannibal Teeth · William Doughty · ss Short Stories April 25 1930 · Treasure of the Pharaohs · Charles Saxby & H. A. Noureddin Addis · nv Short Stories August 25 1930 · Dust · J. D. Newsom · nv Frontier Stories January 1927 · Lion Hunting in the Liuwa · J. P. Kay Robinson · ss

The Master Thriller Series [#8, Tales of the Orient (March 1935)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 7 · The Road of Adventure · Albert Richard Wetjen · ss Short Stories October 10 1924 27 · The Malay Kris · Frederick Moore · ss Short Stories April 10 1925 44 · Three Gates Pagoda · H. Bedford-Jones · nv Hutchinson’s Adventure-Story Magazine November 1925 74 · Smoke of Dreams · Elmer Brown Mason · ss Short Stories January 25 1926 83 · The Ghost of Intelligence · S. B. H. Hurst · ss Short Stories August 25 1925 93 · Once Beyond Khyber · Jack Smalley · ss Short Stories March 10 1927 106 · Empire’s Edge · Nels Leroy Jorgensen · nv Frontier Stories July 1927

The Master Thriller Series [#9, Tales of the Jungle (July 1935)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. 4 · By Rule of Drum [Aubrey St. John Major] · L. Patrick Greene · nv Short Stories September 10 1934 31 · The Smartest Elephant · Edward T. Turner · ss Short Stories September 25 1934 42 · Whole Hog or None · Edmond Du Perrier · ss Short Stories March 25 1935 52 · Thirteen Heads · Herman Petersen · ss Short Stories February 25 1935 71 · Voodoo Moon · Edward T. Turner · ss Short Stories October 25 1934 81 · Borneo Diamonds · Frank J. Leahy · ss Short Stories November 25 1934 92 · “Well, I’ll Be—” · Douglas Leach · ss Short Stories February 25 1935 101 · Siamese Twinge · Douglas Leach · ss Short Stories December 10 1934 113 · Jungle Loot · Carl N. Taylor · ss Short Stories March 10 1935

The Master Thriller Series [#10, Tales of the Foreign Legion #3 (October 1935)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Holland. · All You Do Is Fight! · J. D. Newsom · na Adventure January 1 1935 · Grenades for the Colonel · J. D. Newsom · nv Argosy February 16 1935 · Soldiers of Misfortune · J. D. Newsom · na Argosy June 1 1935 · The Good Shepherds · J. D. Newsom · ss Frontier Stories November 1928

The Master Thriller Series [#11, Tales of the Sea (January 1936)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. · The Silver Chain · William Chamberlain · nv Short Stories September 10 1935 · Devil’s Sunset · Edgar Piper · ss Short Stories December 25 1934 · Blind Man’s Bluff · R. V. Gery · ss Short Stories October 10 1934 · John Brown’s Son · Berton E. Cook · ss Short Stories September 25 1934 · The Terrible Mr. Terry [Mr. Riorden] · Frank J. Leahy · ss Short Stories November 10 1934 · Heritage · Denis Trent · ss Short Stories November 10 1934 · Cargo Awash · Berton E. Cook · ss Short Stories January 10 1935 · He Was a Coward · Berton E. Cook · ss Short Stories November 25 1934

The Master Thriller Series [#12, Tales of Valour (April 1936)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. · The Coward of the Legion [Foreign Legion: John Bull] · P. C. Wren · ss Stepsons of France by P. C. Wren, Murray, 1917 · Hell’s Half Mile · Sam Kemp · ss · The Sahib with the Strong Liver · Scott Yorke · ss · Pioneering by Motor-Car · T. C. Bridges & Hessell Tiltman · ss · True Tales of the Jungle · George Hogan Knowles · ss · Open Boats · Vice-Admiral Gordon Campbell, V.C. · ss · How Stanley Found Livingstone · Henry M. Stanley · ts (r); possibly the retelling by Orison Swett Marden (Stories from Life, American Book Company, 1904) or by Edward King (Scribner’s Monthly, January 1873). · Twentieth-Century Sailor-Men · E. Keble Chatterton · ss · McKecknie’s Lion · Juba Kennerley · ss · Scott · Capt. Robert Scott, R.N. · ex (r); extracts from Scott’s diary.

The Master Thriller Series [#13, Tales of the Levant (July 1936)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp, cover by Nick) [] Details supplied by Steve Holland. · The Human Element · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan December 1930 · Fires of Baal · Sax Rohmer · ss Collier’s November 9 1929 · The Chronometer · A. E. W. Mason · ss Dilemmas by A. E. W. Mason, Hodder, 1934 · Tales of Old Constantinople: The Death Mother · Chalmers Roberts · ss · Tales of Old Constantinople: The Sad Case of Princess Esme · Chalmers Roberts · ss · Tales of Old Constantinople: The Millions of Arakelian · Chalmers Roberts · ss · Tales of Old Constantinople: The Marrying of Murad Bey · Chalmers Roberts · ss · Tales of the Balkans: Mrs. Proctor · David Footman · ss Half-Way East by David Footman, Heinemann, 1935 · Tales of the Balkans: Dr. Mavro · David Footman · ss Half-Way East by David Footman, Heinemann, 1935 · Laughs from the Levant: The Killing of Julius Caesar · Mark Twain · ss The Californian November 12 1864 · Laughs from the Levant: The Turkish Bath · Mark Twain · ss Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, Hartford American Publishing Company, 1869 · Laughs from the Levant: The Legend of the Seven Sleepers · Mark Twain · ss Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, Hartford American Publishing Company, 1869 · Laughs from the Levant: The Grave of Adam · Mark Twain · ss Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain, Hartford American Publishing Company, 1869 · The Unhappy Holy Land · Vincent Streean · ss · Safe Money · Ray Millholland · ss Short Stories June 25 1936

The Master Thriller Series [#14, Tales of the Air (September 1936)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. · The Last Flights of a Famous Ace · Floyd Gibbons · ss · Demons of the Nullah · Arch Whitehouse · nv George Bruce’s Contact February 1934 · Battles in the Air · Group-Captain A. J. L. Scott, C.B., M.C., R.F.C. · ss (r) · A Busman’s Holiday · George E. Rochester · ss · The Last of the Sons of Heaven · Charles Gilson · nv Short Stories February 25 1936 · The Stairway to the Sun · Herman Petersen · nv Short Stories June 25 1936 · Doc · Frank J. Leahy · ss Short Stories May 25 1936 · Gone Missing · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories August 10 1936

The Master Thriller Series [#15, Tales of the Foreign Legion #4 (January 1937)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Holland. · Dead March in the Desert · W. B. Bannerman · ex Dead March in the Desert by W. B. Bannerman, Sampson Low, 1937 · That Mob of Sergeant Beck’s · Bob du Soe · ss Short Stories July 10 1936 · Satan’s Well · Leslie Webster · ss · Thanks to You, Yank · Bob du Soe · nv Short Stories November 10 1936 · Blood and Gold [Daughtery] · Lee Robinson · ss Short Stories May 25 1930

The Master Thriller Series [#16, Tales of Adventure (April 1937)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Miller. · Murder in Effigy · Robert H. Rohde · nv Short Stories February 10 1936 · Kill Creek Bridge · Carmony Gove · ss Short Stories January 10 1936 · Foxing the G-Men · W. Wirt · ss Short Stories May 10 1936 · The Senator’s Nerves [Panhandle Pete] · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss Short Stories October 25 1936 · The Ghost Comes Back · Clifford Knight · ss Short Stories February 10 1937 · Big Horn · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss Short Stories February 10 1937 · You’re Outa the Navy Now · Roy Horn · ss Short Stories December 10 1933 · Chungo · Hapsburg Liebe · ss Short Stories September 25 1933 · Chinaman’s Chance · Robert H. Rohde · nv Short Stories February 10 1937 · All Square · H. S. M. Kemp · ss Short Stories February 10 1937

The Master Thriller Series [#17, Tales of Terror (July 1937)] (1/-, 128pp+, pulp) [] Details supplied by Steve Holland. 3 · The Phantom Killer · C. V. Tench · na 46 · Cracky Miss Judith · Hector Bolitho · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine December 1934 55 · The Ghost Ketch · Marlinspike · ss 62 · Young Jackson’s Discovery · John Creasey · nv 78 · The Third Hand · Edmund Snell · ss 88 · Dying Men Wanted · Walter Ripperger · na; given as by Walter Rippinger in the Table of Contents.