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John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #5, July 1964] ed. John Creasey (2/6d, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Awards to Crime Writers · John Creasey · ed 4 · Guilt of Innocence [Part 4 of 4] · John Creasey · sl 21 · Standing on the Corner… [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 43 · America’s Classic Murder · Edmund Pearson · ar Murder at Smutty Nose by Edmund Pearson, Doubleday, 1926 56 · Bobby-Dazzler · John S. Wilson · ss 58 · The Professional · Mark Streeter · ss 68 · An Excess of Coir Mats · Thomas Logan Bird · ss 71 · Drawn from Life · Jonathan Clark · ss; given as “Drawn to Life” in the Table of Contents. 74 · London’s Police · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 90 · The Barber of Reville · Michael Hervey · ss 94 · Sergeant Amatoo Investigates · Philip Brown · ss 102 · Snakes Trees and Bats · Ronald W. Bridgett · ms 104 · Add Insult to Injury · Michael Dedina · ss 116 · Sex Bomb Spendthrift · Ronald Deacon · ts 121 · Others Down Below · Mary Carter · ss The (London) Evening News February 10 1960 124 · The Expert · Alfred Haw · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #6, August 1964] ed. John Creasey (2/6d, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Crimes Across the Sea · John Creasey · ed 4 · The Sleep [Part 1 of 4; Dr. Palfrey] · John Creasey · sl 20 · Moon Madness Hits Charles… [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 33 · Spring-Heeled Jack · Elliott O’Donnell · ar; given as by Elliot O’Donnell. 44 · Stettin’s Vase · Bernard McAleavy · vi 46 · Empress of the Sahara · Ronald Deacon · ts 50 · Round the Corner · Nell Rzeszutko · ss 53 · Josephine · Zoë Fairbairns · ss 66 · Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br 69 · The Model Boarder · Margaret Blackwood · ss 76 · Police of Soviet Russia · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 86 · Letter to the Coroner · Helen Eastwood · ss; given as “Letter to the Corner” in the Table of Contents. 90 · A Nasty Way to Die · Robert Charles · ss 95 · Through Train · Alfred Haw · ss 103 · Fluid Finance · Geoffrey Cardew · ss 109 · Match Point · Charles Freberg · ss; given as by Charles Fueberg in the Table of Contents. 114 · Never Count Your Pickings · Paul Feakes · ss 119 · The Scream in the Storm · Trevor Allen · ts 124 · Trial Spin · John Baldwinson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #7, September 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Welcome to an Old Friend · John Creasey · ed 4 · The Sleep [Part 2 of 4; Dr. Palfrey] · John Creasey · sl 26 · The Old Man of the Sea [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 49 · Who Is Nicodemus? · Edgar Wallace · ss 63 · Police of Australia · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 66 · The Innocent Abroad · Ivy Russell · ss 70 · Threads of Scarlet · Ferguson Phillips · ss 77 · Nineteen Dandelions · Edmund Pearson · ar More Studies in Murder by Edmund Pearson, Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1936 89 · The Liquidizer · Agnes Kennett · ss 96 · The Indestructible Irishman · Ronald Deacon · ts 100 · The Auburn Dummy · Heather Vineham · ss 113 · I’ve Met Murderers · Trevor Allen · ss The Strand Magazine August 1949 120 · ND 27 · P. L. Howard · ss 126 · My Three Wives · O. Griffiths · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #8, October 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Long Lived Crime · John Creasey · ed 4 · The Sleep [Part 3 of 4; Dr. Palfrey] · John Creasey · sl 22 · Talking of the Weather [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 51 · Vote for Us—or Else! · Hoole Jackson · ts 57 · The Slane Mystery [The Just Men] · Edgar Wallace · ss Again the Three Just Men by Edgar Wallace, Hodder, 1928 66 · Cry of the Raven · Robert Charles · ss 75 · “You Murdering Ministers!” · Edmund Pearson · ar Instigation of the Devil by Edmund Pearson, Charles Scribner's, 1930 82 · Nice People · Joel · ss 86 · All Done with Mirrors · Justine Ullyett · ss 93 · Police of Canada · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 104 · The Second Page · Ivy Russell · ss 112 · The Price of Silence · Maurice Broadbent · ss 117 · No Time for His Own · Florence E. Ledger · ss 123 · The Little Soldier · W. Payne · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #9, November 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · George Gideo: Gee-Gee to His Friends · John Creasey · ed 4 · The Sleep [Part 4 of 4; Dr. Palfrey] · John Creasey · sl 27 · Halt on the Road to Paradise [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 44 · Beasts That Looked Like Men · Ronald Deacon · ts 49 · Killer Kay · Edgar Wallace · ss The 20-Story Magazine January 1929 63 · Maternal Murder · Sheila Lee · ss 69 · Three O’Clock · D. Johns · ss 72 · Death Came Sugar-Coated · Ferguson Phillips · ss 78 · My Brother Cain · Raymond Frank · ss 92 · Police of Ceylon · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 96 · Once Upon a Crime · Michael Hervey · ss Mike Hervey Detective Monthly Magazine #10, 1953 104 · The Way of the Sea · John S. Wilson · ss 110 · Try the Costa Brava · Ann Jones · ss 115 · To Scrape the Dish · Francis Dickie · ss 125 · Jungle Sacrifice · John Baldwinson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #10, December 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Once a Year · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 4 · The Millionaire’s Daughter [Part 1 of 2; Commander George Gideon] · J. J. Marric · sl; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 26 · Sad Note for the Maestros [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 51 · Mrs. Wharton’s House Party · Edmund Pearson · ar Instigation of the Devil by Edmund Pearson, Charles Scribner's, 1930 57 · The Jewel · Edgar Wallace · ss The Radio Times December 23 1927 68 · Bitter Ale · D. Johns · ss 72 · Layer by Layer · Betty Storer · ss 78 · The Prisoner · Joel · ss 82 · The Barricaded Brothers · Cecil F. S. Hill · ts 89 · Laughing on the Outside · D. Baker · ss 93 · All Done by Kindness · Robert Hall · ss 97 · The Search · Jean McConnell · ss 100 · Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br 102 · Caroline · John S. Wilson · ss 105 · One Man Job · Johannes Kerkhoven · ss 114 · Contra Account · Peter Day · ss 124 · The Last Flamenco · John Baldwinson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #11, January 1965] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Good Resolutions · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 3 · The Millionaire’s Daughter [Part 2 of 2; Commander George Gideon] · J. J. Marric · sl; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 21 · For John All Is Silence… [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 48 · Sob Sisters Emerge · Edmund Pearson · ar More Studies in Murder by Edmund Pearson, Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1936 56 · Every Man to His Own Trade · Michael Hervey · ss 62 · Girl in a Cafe · E. D. Hall · ss 66 · A Pair of Cuckoos · Martin Collins · ss 71 · Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br 72 · Red Water · Will Rowdan · ss 85 · Who Killed the Bank Manager? · Trevor Allen · ts 90 · Persons Unknown · A. J. Lane · ss 98 · A Short Ride Home · David A. Green · vi 100 · On Murder Considered as a Science · Kenneth Bridgwater · ss 106 · Ill Met by Midnight · Ferguson Phillips · ss 112 · Nice Summer Holiday · Helen Eastwood · ss 116 · Express or Mail · Owen Griffiths · ss 121 · Souvenir Deadly · H. P. Quinn · ss 125 · The Homing Type · John S. Wilson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #12, April 1965] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Dateline U.S.A. · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 4 · The Rapist · J. J. Marric · nv; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 26 · How Not to Hail a Bus [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 28 · Teacakes for the Bishop · Dee Dover · ss 31 · The Hunting Knife · Edmund Pearson · ar Studies in Murder by Edmund Pearson, Macmillan, 1924 54 · Off the Record · Mary Carter · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1964 59 · The Rut of Death · Alan W. Cross · ss 64 · Sands of Time · James McKennon · vi 64 · Salami Manufacturer Made Gold Coins · Ronald Deacon · ms 66 · The Man in the Doorway · Sheila Richmond · ss 70 · Murder Down Below · Harold C. Bailey · ss 81 · Unique Escape · Ronald Deacon · ms 82 · Win Lisa and Lose · Dan Ross · ss 87 · Smuggling—by Ambulance and Fire Engines · Ronald Deacon · ms 87 · Double Exposure · H. P. Quinn · ss 94 · Master Forger of ‘Old Masters’ · Ronald Deacon · ts 97 · Phoney Hero · Cecil F. S. Hill · ss 107 · Shopped · Paul Feakes · ss The (London) Evening News December 17 1959 110 · The H.C. Factor in Murder · J. Brian Blacklock · ts 112 · So Long at the Fair · Ferguson Phillips · ss 119 · The Smart Boy · Les Dacy · ss 122 · Like Father, Like Son · Sheila Lee · ss 125 · The Escort · Herbert Harris · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US)   (about) Several issues of John Creasey Mystery Magazine were distributed in the USA. Initially the only difference was that a US price appeared on the cover as well as the usual UK price; but this changed in 1959 to stickers on the cover identifying them as a “Special US Edition”, with a price of 35 cents. Although only the month name is specified, these are known to have appeared 4-8 months after the equivalent UK issue. Editors: John Creasey - Editor: John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US).

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #14, February 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, digest) Reprint of the October 1957 (UK) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Helping Hand · Leslie Wilde · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 10 · A Test for Murder · Agatha Christie · ss The Sunday Dispatch September 22 1929, as “The Uncrossed Path” 17 · Preserving the Evidence [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 18 1952 22 · The Crime of Allan Nunn May · Alan Moorehead · ts The Traitors: The Double Lives of Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May by Alan Moorehead, Hamish Hamilton, 1952 40 · The Bayswater Holdup · Rosemary Weir · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 46 · Find Inspector West [Part 4 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 66 · All the Way to the Moon · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #94, September 1951 72 · The Murder of Alec d’Antiquis · Sir Harold Scott · ts Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott, Andre Deutsch, 1954, as “Alec d’Antiquis” 78 · The Woman Turned to Salt [Solange Fontaine] · F. Tennyson Jesse · nv The London Magazine November 1929, as “Lot’s Wife” 100 · Book Reviews · John Creasey · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 102 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #15, March 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the November 1957 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 3 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 18 · Trail of the Disappearing Diplomats · Eric Ambler · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 29 · The Riddle of the Double Negative [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #40, March 1947 40 · The Murder of Stanley Setty · Peter Beveridge · ts Inside the C.I.D. by Peter Beveridge, Evans Brothers, 1957 47 · No Flower, No Funeral · Kenneth Laing · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 50 · One Morning They’ll Hang Him [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #81, August 1950 65 · Dead Men’s Shoes · Kathleen A. Holker · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 69 · The Secret of Fort Bayard [G.7] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #13, November 1943 translated from the French (“Le Secret du Fort Bayard”, Détective, November 21, 1929 & December 5, 1929). 74 · Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer · Sir Harold Scott · ts Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott, Andre Deutsch, 1954, as “The Haigh Case” 82 · You Can’t Take It with You · Granville Wilson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 89 · The Trial of Reginald Ivor Hinks · F. Tennyson Jesse · ts Comments on Cain by F. Tennyson Jesse, William Heinemann, 1948 109 · Book Reviews · James Dillon White · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #16, April 1958] ed. John Creasey (35¢, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the December 1957 (UK) issue. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 3 · Strike for Death [Part 1 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 27 · The Lady from Florence · Nigel Balchin · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 32 · The Last of Canaris · Ian Colvin · ts Chief of Intelligence by Ian Colvin, Victor Gollancz, 1951 45 · The Killer Looked Away · W. T. Warriner · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 52 · The Murder of Elsie Cameron · Lord Jowitt · ts Some Were Spies by Lord Jowitt, Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 67 · Money for Danger · Alan Kennington · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 80 · The Tuesday Night Club [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine December 1927 90 · The Bath Chair Murder · G. H. Totterdell · ss Country Cop by G. H. Totterdell, George G. Harrap, 1956 97 · The Tall Man · Tom Johnson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 102 · The Black, Black Bull · Christopher Miller · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 106 · A Matter of a Tenner · Stephen Spencer · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 110 · Book Reviews · John Creasey · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957