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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 167 Nos. 3 & 4, Whole Nos. 1014 & 1015, March/April 2026] ed. Jackie Sherbow (Must Read Magazines, $14.99, 192pp, digest)
The print version of this issue was not published until September 2026 and did not include the issue date.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Two-Hour Vacation · Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier · ss

12 · Stranger Than Fiction · Dean Jobb · cl

13 · Ace of Wands · Francesco Nicolli · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

19 · Frödenberg Threads · Isabella Archan · ss; in EQMM’s “Passport to Crime”.
translated from the German.

27 · The Jury Box · Steve Steinbock · rc

_ · Inside Man · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. John McMahon]

_ · Clown Town · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Mick Herron]

_ · Tokyo Express · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Seichō Matsumoto]

_ · Death of an Ex · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Delia Pitts]

_ · The Exes · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Leodora Darlington]

_ · Never Odd or Even · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Frank M. Young]

_ · On Fire and Under Water · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Curtis Ippolito]

_ · Magic, Magicians and Detective Fiction · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Rebecca Josephy]

_ · Bloody Broadway · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Amnon Kabatchnik]

28 · The Ripple Effect · Aeryn Rudel · ss

31 · Courtin’ in the Kitchen · Robert Lopresti · ss

36 · Lest We Forget · Marilyn Todd · ss

46 · Photograph · Meenakshi Gigi Durham · ss

53 · Her Last Vinyasa · Christine Eskilson · ss

62 · Mayflower Murder · Joe Zeppetello · ss

75 · Shooting for Harvard · Jeff Soloway · ss

86 · Roshambo · James Lincoln Warren · nv

112 · Campus Death · Elizabeth Wells · ss

125 · A Trail Job · Richard Z. Santos · ss

129 · Grasshopper · Jason Pfister · ss

140 · GOMAAKOD · Josh Pachter · ss

150 · A Quiet Man in a Loud Town · Miller Ed Frank · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

160 · Me and Jan and the Handyman · John M. Floyd · ss

169 · Alibi · Kathleene Donahoo · ss

171 · Intervention · Terry Black · ss

175 · Marchland’s Missing Patient · David Dean · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 167 Nos. 5 & 6, Whole Nos. 1016 & 1017, May/June 2026] ed. Jackie Sherbow (Must Read Magazines, 192pp, ebook)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · More Than a B-Lister · Robert Greer · nv

24 · Stranger Than Fiction · Dean Jobb · cl

28 · The Avenger · Bill Pronzini · ss

33 · The End Is Coming Along · Holly Day · pm

34 · The Secret · Sheila Kohler · ss

41 · 2025 EQMM Readers Award · [uncredited] · ms

42 · Home · D. K. Snyder · ss

51 · Boats on the Wind · Slayd Sasser · pm

52 · The Best and Sweetest Things · Gabriela Stiteler · ss

62 · Promise Not to Tell · Wayne J. Gardiner · ss

67 · Dead Ducks · Slayd Sasser · pm

68 · Every Day Is Your Last · Kai Lovelace · ss

82 · Spindrift · Marjorie Eccles · ss

92 · Closing the Case · S. B. Watson · ss

102 · A Regular Guy · Chris L. Robinson · ss

108 · The Jury Box · Steve Steinbock · rc

_ · A Shipwreck in Fiji · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Nilima Rao]

_ · All This Can Be Yours · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Hank Phillippi Ryan]

_ · The Tree of Light and Flowers · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Thomas Perry]

_ · A Ghastly Catastrophe · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Deanna Raybourn]

_ · The Library After Dark · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Ande Pliego]

_ · The Great Houses of Pill Hill · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Diane Josefowicz]

_ · Dollface · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Lindy Ryan]

_ · River Road and Other Mystery Stories · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. John M. Floyd]

111 · Agatha Christie Audits My Timesheet · Cate Moyle · pm

112 · The Defixio Murders · Herbert De Paepe; translated by Josh Pachter · ss; in EQMM’s “Passport to Crime”.
translated from the Dutch.

124 · The Mystery of Sea and Sky · Charles John Harper · ss

139 · Intestate · Robert Wooten · pm

140 · Baby Bird · Derek Alan Jones · ss

144 · Fried French · Anne Swardson · ss

148 · The Whale Pavilion · D. S. Burton · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

164 · The Preparation of a Galactic Beacon · Scott M. Brents · ss

173 · A Better Place · C. J. Neale · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

178 · Speed Trap Camera · James D. F. Hannah · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 168 Nos. 1 & 2, Whole Nos. 1018 & 1019, July/August 2026] ed. Jackie Sherbow (Must Read Magazines, 192pp, ebook)
Details taken from magazine website.

· Tree of Heaven · Kevin Egan · ss

· A Well-Worn Path · Gabriela Stiteler · ss

· Murder on Pins and Needles · Lawrence Ong · ss

· Le Rouge, 2B · O’Neil De Noux · ss

· Wedded Twist · Erika Jahneke · ss

· Law of the Jungle · Paul Ryan O’Connor · ss

· A Lost Dream · Dave Zeltserman · ss

· Living the Gimmick · Hector Acosta Rojas · ss

· A Thorntree Girl · Linda Niehoff · ss

· Bad Combinations · Ken Linn · ss

· El Yerno · Tom Larsen · ss

· Decluttering · Meredith Anthony · ss

· Hunters · Joseph S. Walker · ss

· Overload · LaToya Jovena · ss

· Gulmohar House · Meeti Shroff-Shah · ss

· Honey · Pat Black · ss

· Good Fences · Terena Elizabeth Bell · ss

· Dry Heat · Peregrine Finn · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

· Chapter 17: Perroquet Explains · Jamie Probin · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

· The Locked Room Murder on Pluto · Luo Xia; translated by Luo Yanli · ss; in EQMM’s “Passport to Crime”.
translated from the Chinese.

· Shirley Jackson Steals My Lottery Ticket · Cate Moyle · pm

· Profile of Nero Wolfe · Monty Gilmer · pm

· Daphne Du Maurier Clears Out My Attic · Cate Moyle · pm

· Stranger Than Fiction · Dean Jobb · cl

· The Jury Box · Elizabeth Foxwell · rc

_ · Tour de Force, · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Christianna Brand]

_ · By Horror Haunted · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Celia Fremlin]

_ · Best of Peter Lovesey Stories · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Peter Lovesey]

_ · Dead Center · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Mary Collins]

_ · The Cobra Candlestick · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Elsa Barker]

_ · The Clues of the Caribbees · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. T. S. Stribling]

_ · The Moving House of Foscaldo · Elizabeth Foxwell · br [Ref. Charles Chadwick]

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 168 Nos. 3 & 4, Whole Nos. 1020 & 1021, September/October 2026] ed. Jackie Sherbow (Must Read Magazines, $7.99, ebook)
The issue date is no longer mentioned on the cover.
Details taken from magazine website.

· Farewell to Baytown [Baytown, Canada] · William Bankier & Josh Pachter · ss

· Lie Down with Dogs · Doug Allyn · ss

· Marchland and the Wandering Vicar · David Dean · ss

· Sabotage Can’t Stop de Shower · Ashley-Ruth M. Bernier · ss

· The Million Dollar Legs Matter · Richard Helms · ss

· When Bright Angels Beckon · Anna Scotti · ss

· Julius Katz’s Ex Returns [Julius Katz] · Dave Zeltserman · ss

· The Poisons Garden · Janet Hutchings · ss

· The Way to Dusty Death · Wilton Thornburg · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

· The Listener · Duke Craig · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

· The Surge · Jolanda Treffers · ss; in EQMM’s “Passport to Crime”.
translated from the Dutch.

· Happy Anniversary, EQMM! · Josh Pachter · ar

· Sisters Reading Sisters…Since 1968 · Anna Scotti · ar

· From the Editor’s Desk · Jackie Sherbow · ed

· Ellery Queen Made Me Do It! · Melissa Yi · ar

· Only the Best · Joseph Goodrich · ar

· Fred and John: An Unmysterious Friendship · Dan Napolitano · ar [Ref. Fred Dannay & John Dickson Carr]

· Stranger Than Fiction · Dean Jobb · cl

· The Jury Box · Steve Steinbock · rc

_ · Liar’s Creek · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Matt Goldman]

_ · The Family Biz · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Alan Orloff]

_ · First Do No Harm · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. S. J. Rozan]

_ · Return of the Maltese Falcon · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Max Allan Collins]

_ · The Final Chapter · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. C. B. Everett]

_ · Payback · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Lawrence Light]

_ · Hot Shots · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Josh Pachter]

_ · Crime Scenes · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Joseph S. Walker]

_ · Wish Upon a Crime · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Michael Bracken & Stacy Woodson]

_ · What the World Needs Now · Steve Steinbock · br [Ref. Martin Edwards]

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces” (about)
During World War II, issues of Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine were distributed to American forces with either “Special Edition for the Armed Forces Overseas” or “Overseas Edition for the Armed Services” printed on the cover. They were not allowed to include the advertisements from the US editions, so the opening 3 pages were typically replaced with an additional story, and sometimes an additional puzzle was added at the end.

Publishers:

American Mercury: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces”.

Editors:

Ellery Queen - Editor: Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces”.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces” [v5, #16, May 1944] ed. Ellery Queen (American Mercury, 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter)
This is identical to the regular May 1944 issue except for the addition of the first story which is taken from the May 1943 issue of the regular series.
Details supplied by Charlotte Priddle.

1 · The Leopard Man’s Story · Jack London · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly August 1903

5 · One Hour [The Continental Op] · Dashiell Hammett · ss The Black Mask April 1 1924

17 · Affaire Ziliouk [Monsieur Froget] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944
translated from the French (Les 13 Coupables, 1932).

23 · The Mystery of the Blue Jar · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine July 1924

39 · The Nail and the Requiem [Trevis Tarrant] · C. Daly King · nv Mystery March 1935, as “The Affair on the Roof”

56 · The Man Who Dreamed Too Much [Baron von Genthner] · Quentin Reynolds · ss The Strand Magazine September 1936

72 · The Man Who Read Too Many Detective Stories · Henry Hasse · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944; given as “The Man Who Read Too Many” in the Table of Contents.

77 · The Doctor and the Lunatic · Richard Connell · ss Mystery July 1935

91 · Mr. and Mrs. Abbey’s Difficulties · E. M. Forster · ss Abinger Harvest by E. M. Forster, 1936

99 · The Man in the Velvet Hat [Inspector Magruder] · Jerome & Harold Prince · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944

116 · Cabin B-13 · John Dickson Carr · pl Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #16, May 1944
first broadcast on Suspense, CBS radio, March 16, 1943.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine “Overseas Edition for the Armed Forces” [v5, #17, July 1944] ed. Ellery Queen (American Mercury, 25¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by George Salter)
This is identical to the regular July 1944 issue except for the addition of the first story which is taken from the September 1942 issue of the regular series.
Details supplied by Charlotte Priddle.

1 · The Unreckonable Factor · Samuel Hopkins Adams · vi Liberty June 25 1938

5 · The Adventure of the Marked Man [Sherlock Holmes] · Stuart Palmer · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

20 · The Baby in the Icebox · James M. Cain · ss The American Mercury January 1933

35 · The Curious Case of Kenelm Digby [Dove Dulcet] · Christopher Morley · nv The Bookman March 1921 (+1)

55 · Criminological Data · John L. Cooney · pz Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

56 · Seeing Is Believing · Sergeant Russell S. Hughes · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

74 · A Lesson in Crime [Supt. Henry Wilson] · G. D. H. & M. Cole · ss A Lesson in Crime by G. D. H. & Margaret Cole, Collins, 1933

85 · Murder While You Wait · Fredric Brown · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

97 · The Imponderables [Careful Jones] · “Pat Hand” · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

104 · Guess Who?: Dr. Gideon Fell · Talbot C. Hatch · qz Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

106 · The Man Who Murdered in Public [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss Pearson’s Magazine December 1934, as “The Clue-Proof Murders”

122 · The Adventure of the Wounded Lieutenant [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · pl Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #17, July 1944

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