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The Armchair Detective [Volume 30 Number 3, Summer 1997] ed. Elizabeth Foxwell (The Armchair Detective Magazine, Inc., $9.00, 257-384pp, quarto, cover: [photo] by Margaret Maron)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

260 · The Uneasy Chair · Elizabeth Foxwell · ed

260 · Letters · The Readers · lc

261 · Mystery Bestseller List · [uncredited] · ms

262 · The Criminal Docket · [uncredited] · ms

263 · Murderous Affairs · Janet A. Rudolph · cl

267 · Literary Loot · Marvin Lachman · cl

268 · A Passage to India · Adrian Muller · iv [Ref. H. R. F. Keating]

274 · Circumstantial Evidence · Kathryn Kennison · ar

276 · Novel Verdicts · Jon L. Breen · rc

278 · Murder Is Their Business: Archives of Detective Fiction · Sharon Villines · ar

280 · Diary of an Edgar · Laurie R. King · ar

288 · The 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Nominees & Winners · [uncredited] · bi

290 · The 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Awards · [uncredited] · pi

292 · Malice Domestic IX · [uncredited] · ar

294 · Cook’s Tour · Barry Donnelly · ar [Ref. Thomas H. Cook]

300 · Rudolph Fisher and the African American Detective · Charles J. Heglar · ar [Ref. Rudolph Fisher]

308 · Knotty Problems · Charles L. P. Silet · iv [Ref. Margaret Maron]

316 · Armed (with Wit) & Dangerous: Sue Grafton’s Sense of Black Humor · Rachel Schaffer · ar [Ref. Sue Grafton]

324 · Camp Murder · Sparkle Hayter · ar

328 · Original Sins · Marvin Lachman · rc

331 · Dial N for Nonsense · Louis Phillips · cl

332 · The Crime Screen · Ric Meyers · mr

335 · Report from 221B Baker Street · Scott Bond & Sherry Rose-Bond · cl

339 · Sounds of Suspense · Dick Lochte & Tom Nolan · cl

341 · What About Murder? · Jon L. Breen · rc

342 · AJH Reviews · Allen J. Hubin · rc

344 · Armchair Reviews · Various · rc

378 · A Checklist of Mystery, Detective, and Suspense Fiction Published in the U.S., October-December 1996 · M. S. Cappadonna · bi

Austin Layman’s Crimestalker Casebook
--- see under Crimestalker Casebook.

Avon Detective Mysteries (about)
Arguably a reprint anthology like Avon Fantasy Reader, though it carried a few new stories.

Publishers:

Avon Book Company; 432 Fourth Avenue, New York 16, NY: Avon Detective Mysteries.

Editors:

Herbert Williams - Editor: Avon Detective Mysteries.

Avon Detective Mysteries [#1, March 1947] (25¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · The Painted Nail [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty May 5 1945

22 · The Tape-Measure Murder [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss This Week November 16 1941

34 · The Phantom of the Subway · Cornell Woolrich · nv Argosy August 22 1936, as “You Pays Your Nickel”

51 · Too Many Sleuths · Vincent Starrett · nv Real Detective Tales and Mystery Stories October 1927

83 · The Missing Vice-President · Paul R. Pickens · ss

Avon Detective Mysteries [#2, 1947] ed. Herbert Williams (25¢, 128pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Steve Miller.

7 · Murder in Acapulco · Lange Lewis & Mal Bissell · na

64 · The Claret Stick [Susan Dare] · Mignon G. Eberhart · nv The Delineator July 1934

88 · The Other Hangman · Carter Dickson · ss A Century of Detective Stories, Hutchinson, 1935, as by John Dickson Carr

101 · Radio Patrol · Leslie T. White · nv Adventure July 1940

117 · Eye in the Swamp · Peirson Ricks · ss Collier’s October 28 1944

Avon Detective Mysteries [#3, 1947] (25¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · Miss Darkness · Fredric Brown · ss

19 · Pale Pink Porcelain · Frank Owen · ss Mystery Magazine April 1927

26 · P. Moran, Fingerprint Expert [P. Moran] · Percival Wilde · nv

49 · Mr. Lupescu · Anthony Boucher · ss Weird Tales September 1945

54 · The Case of the Headless Mummies [Moris Klaw] · Sax Rohmer · ss The New Magazine (UK) October 1913

71 · High Tide Heater · Holland Gaskell · ss

76 · Dog Show Murder [Oliver Quade] · Frank Gruber · nv Black Mask March 1938

The Back Alley Webzine (about)

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume I Number 1, June 2007] ed. Richard Helms (99pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Same as What? Samizdat! · The Editor · ed

4 · Lineup for Volume I Number 1 · [uncredited] · bg

7 · Paper Walls/Glass Houses · Eric Shane · nv

32 · Available Light · Jack Bludis · ss

43 · The Right Thing to Do · G. Miki Hayden · ss

55 · reStlEsS 2niTe · John Lau · ss

69 · Services Rendered · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

74 · The False Burton Combs · Carroll John Daly · ss The Black Mask December 1922

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume I Number 2, November 2007] ed. Richard Helms (122pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Back of the Bus, Right Now! · The Editor · ed

6 · Lineup for Volume I Number 2 · [uncredited] · bg

10 · In the Shadows of Wrigley Field · John Weagly · ss

15 · Ruins of Detroit · Bryon Quertermous · nv

36 · Funeral Games · Warren Bull · ss

46 · Last Words · Megan Powell · ss

57 · Say Your Prayers · Keith Gilman · ss

72 · A Good Enough Man for Any World: The 19th Century Roots of Hardboiled Detective Fiction · Jess Nevins · ar

82 · McTeague [Part 1 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume I Number 3, April 2008] ed. Richard Helms (123pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · This Town Is Big Enough for All of Us! · The Editor · ed

4 · Lineup for Volume I Number 3 · [uncredited] · bg

8 · Alvin’s Choice [Crip & Henrietta] · Tim Wohlforth · ss

23 · The Predators · Justin Gustainis · ss

34 · Missing but Not Missed [Bo Fexler] · Clair Dickson · ss

50 · …and Rock and Roll · Jochem Vandersteen · ss

57 · Vengeance Is Mine: The Folsom Case · Gay Toltl Kinman · nv

67 · Whatever Happened to Three-Gun Terry · Bruce Stirling · ar [Ref. Carroll John Daly]

81 · McTeague [Part 2 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume II Number 1, July 2008] ed. Richard Helms (103pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Double Derringer! · The Editor · ed

3 · Lineup for Volume II Number 1 · [uncredited] · bg

7 · Georgie · Patricia Abbott · ss

17 · Lap Dance · Jack Bludis · ss

27 · Eat Shit · Tony Black · ss

33 · A Thug Like Me · Greg Lee · ss

48 · The Big Score · Chris F. Holm · ss

61 · Frank Norris · W. D. Howells · ar North American Review December 1902 [Ref. Frank Norris]

70 · McTeague [Part 3 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume II Number 2, December 2008] ed. Richard Helms (106pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · North of the Border Noir · The Editor · ed

4 · Lineup for Volume II Number 2 · [uncredited] · bg

7 · Dead Time · Art Montague · ss

13 · Death of a Mailman · Matthew Fries · ss

33 · Out of Spadina · Steve Olley · ss

47 · Sanctuary Lost · Nick Andreychuk · ss

51 · She Watches Him Swim · Claude Lalumière · ss

56 · Virgin Troubador · Jason S. Ridler · ss

65 · Novel by Frank Norris · [uncredited] · br The New York Times April 12 1914 [Ref. Frank Norris]; review of Vandover and the Brute.

68 · McTeague [Part 4 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume III Number 1, August 2009] ed. Richard Helms (105pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Hard-Hearted Hannahs · The Editor · ed

4 · Lineup for Volume III Number 1 · [uncredited] · bg

7 · Some Call It Revenge · G. Miki Hayden · ss

16 · The Right to Remain Silent · Debbi Mack · ss

26 · Rush · Susan Fry · ss

38 · Dead Day · Katrina Barnett · ss

45 · Excuse Me, but There’s a Kidney in My Soup · J. A. Kazimer · ss

53 · Raising the Dead · Patricia Abbott · ss

62 · Novel by Frank Norris · [uncredited] · br The New York Times April 12 1914 [Ref. Frank Norris]; review of Vandover and the Brute.

64 · McTeague [Part 5 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume III Number 2, April 2010] ed. Richard Helms (125pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Good Things Happen in the Back Alley! · The Editor · ed

4 · Lineup for Volume III Number 2 · [uncredited] · bg

7 · Amber · Stephen D. Rogers · ss

15 · Skip Trace · Angela Zeman · ss

32 · Ring Cycle · Thomas Larsen · ss

44 · How to Be Good · Nikki Dolson · ss

57 · Silicon Kings [Eamon Gold] · Richard Helms · nv

79 · McTeague [Part 6 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

The Back Alley Webzine [Volume III Number 3, November 2010] ed. Richard Helms (108pp, ebook)
Details taken from PDF archive of website.

2 · Times That Just Grind You Down to the Hubs · The Editor · ed

3 · Lineup for Volume III Number 3 · [uncredited] · bg

6 · Disturbing the Peace · O’Neil De Noux · ss

13 · The Anniversary · Anita Page · ss

21 · Waiting Graves · Mark Joseph Kiewlak · ss

28 · Bad Day in the Badlands [Joe Hannibal] · Wayne D. Dundee · ss

46 · Woman, 59, Brutally Slain in Home Invasion · Fred Zackel · ss

60 · The Frame Maker · Simon Wood · ss

70 · McTeague [Part 7 of 7] · Frank Norris · n. Doubleday & McClure, 1899

Baffling Detective Mysteries (about)
Short-lived sensationalist crime fiction magazine, superseded by the true crime magazine Baffling Detective Fact Cases.

Publishers:

Baffling Mysteries, Inc.; New York City: Baffling Detective Mysteries.

Baffling Detective Mysteries [v1 #1, March 1943] (25¢, pulp)

· The Corpse Wore No Shoes · Donald Thompson · na

· The Death Rose · Cornell Woolrich · nv

· A Corpse for Nippon · H. H. Matteson · ss

· Searching for Murder · Allen C. Miller · ss

· Murder Goes Overboard · Richard Foster · ss

· The Lady from Japan [Captain McGrail] · Richard Sale · ss

· Strictly a Sucker · John Gunderson · ss

· Blonde Trouble · Kent Richards · ss

· Marked · James Wood · ss

· In the Bag · Hane Capo · ss

· The Mayan Mystery · James Perley Hughes · ss

Baffling Detective Mysteries [Volume 1 Number 2, May 1943] (Baffling Mysteries, Inc., 25¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by George James)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Dead Reckoning · Frederick C. Davis · nv

29 · Honor of the Force · Edward S. Sullivan · ss

34 · Seven Heroes—One Dead [Danny Coyle] · Judson P. Philips · ss

41 · An Angle to Murder · Bennett Barlay · ss

46 · Assignment to Assault · Richard Sale · ss

52 · Not So Easy · Armstrong Livingston · ss

54 · Death’s Key Ring · Richard Foster · ss

58 · Captain for a Day · [uncredited] · ms

59 · Headlines in Blood · Jonathan Lewis · ss

64 · Amazons of Espionage · Michael King · ms

68 · The Jury Room · [uncredited] · ms

71 · The Case of the Curious Heel [Jason Jones & Necessary Smith] · Ken Crossen · na

128 · Third Degreee · The Readers · lc

Baffling Detective Mysteries [v1 #3, July 1943] (25¢, 114pp, large pulp, cover by George James)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

4 · Dead Men’s Shoes [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · ss

13 · It’s Later Than You Think · Robert Arthur · ss

19 · Death on Tap · Eric Johnston · ss

25 · The Model Railroad Murders · Richard Sale · ss

32 · All Dressed Up · Ken Crossen · ss

33 · Prince of the Gangsters · [uncredited] · ms

34 · A Killer’s Number · Richard Foster · ss

39 · A Day of Reckoning · H. H. Matteson · ss

44 · A Policemen’s Lot · Corey Mack · ss

49 · The Jury Room · [uncredited] · ms

51 · Murder in Mocking Valley · Will Crowell · na

114 · Third Degreee · The Readers · lc

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