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Kracked Mirror Mysteries [v2 #3, September 1995] ed. Debbie Gish (Frontier Publications, $4.00, 72pp, digest)
Details supplied by Bill Cissna.

2 · Departing Shot · J. D. Hunt · ss

5 · Editorial · Debbie Gish · ed

6 · A Million to One · Carter Swart · ss

14 · Perhaps Today You Gave a Nod to Sweeney · Dan Crawford · vi

16 · Windowpain · Debbie Shayne · ss

20 · Motherly Love · Julia Russu · ss

26 · Wash Gently, Hang Dry · Timothy Sheard · ss

30 · Users and Losers · William D. Cissna · ss

39 · Mam · Carol Shenold · ss

43 · Headed Towards Town · M. T. Koffien · ss

48 · Windmiller · Paul Walther · ss

55 · Unfinished Business · David B. Riley · ss

58 · Random Acts · Tom Gardner · ss

Kracked Mirror Mysteries [v3 #1, January 1996] ed. Debbie Gish (Frontier Publications, digest)
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Lost Few · Simon Bleaken · ss

· The Other Side of the Limelight · Morris Hershman · ss

· Trick or Treat · J. D. Parker · ss

· I Am the Flame · Lance M. Barash · ss

· Word Games · Joel Reeves · ss

· Fruits of Genius · Howard L. Rahtz · ss

· Murder by Design · Derek Muk · ss

· Getting Rid of Ethel · Phyllis Pyle · ss

· What Greater Punishment · Robert Petyo · ss

Kracked Mirror Mysteries [v3 #2, May 1996] ed. Debbie Gish (Frontier Publications, $4.25, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Book Reviews · Sybil Jane Bath · rc

3 · The Paper Job · D. P. Knox · ss

6 · Double Jeapordy · Joy Hewitt Mann · ss

10 · Again and Again · Gail Hayden · ss

14 · The Witness · David Fingerman · ss

16 · Painted Tears · Cynthia Green · ss

19 · The Haunted House · Lance M. Barash · ss

23 · See No Evil · Carter Swart · ss

27 · Pennies for Her Thoughts · Jennifer B. Crow · ss

32 · No Satisfaction [Vic Powers] · Gary Lovisi · ss

38 · Valentine’s Day 1974 · Barbara Malenky · ss

44 · The Root of the Crime · K. M. McNamara · ss

49 · What’s on the Bookshelf · Various · br

Kracked Mirror Mysteries [v3 #3, Fall 1996] ed. Debbie Gish (Frontier Publications, $4.25, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Maxwell’s Silver Hammer · Jeffrey Marks · ss

8 · In Silent Pursuit · R. Lanier Clemons · ss

13 · A Murder as Big as the Ritz · Kent Braithwaite · ss

18 · Book Reviews · Gail Hayden · rc

20 · Arthur · Maxwell J. Richards · ss

23 · Winning Ticket · Jane Sellman · ss

26 · Neatness Counts · William Beechcroft · ss

33 · The Sleeping Pill · Arthur Vidro · ss

37 · Mrs. Freemont Said It Was Murder · Dennis F. Waniolek · ss

44 · Deadly Kiss · Gary Brown · ss

46 · What’s on the Bookshelf · Various · br

47 · After the Sweating · Mark A. Graham · ss

Leisure Detective (about)
Thin digest that ran for at least 54 issues, mainly printing stories by Australian authors, initially with two short stories per issue and later with just a single novelette.

Publishers:

Action Comics Pty. Ltd.; 14 Bond Street, Sydney: Leisure Detective.

Leisure Detective [#1, 195?] (32pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Redheads Are Dead Heads · Mary Radford · nv

20 · No Kiss So Cold · Lester Way · ss

Leisure Detective [#2, 195?] (32pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Murder Was Only Fun · Harold Sale · nv

20 · Beloved Corpse · Lester Way · ss

Leisure Detective [#3, 195?] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Details taken from AustLit.

· A Girl Must Die · Lester Way · nv

· Mystery of Yunnah · Mary Radford · ss

Leisure Detective [#4, 195?] (32pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Blonde Death-Strip · Lester Way · nv

20 · Thrown to the Wolves · Harold Sale · ss

Leisure Detective [#5, 195?] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Details taken from AustLit.

· Melody for Murder · J. W. Heming · nv

· Bridal Shrouds Are Black · Lester Way · ss

Leisure Detective [#6, 195?] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Leisure Detective [#7, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Only Warm Lips Live · Lester Way · nv

23 · Client for Murder · Alan Yates · ss

Leisure Detective [#8, 195?] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Details taken from AustLit.

· The Corpse Wore Scent · Lester Way · nv

· The Corpse on the Carpet · Alan Yates · nv

Leisure Detective [#9, 195?] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Details taken from AustLit.

· Hush-a-Buy Homicide · Alan Yates · nv

· Pay-Off · Rex Gold · ss

Leisure Detective [#10, 195?] (8d, 33pp, digest)

· Nemesis for a Nude! · Alan Yates · ss

· A Corpse My Sample · Rod Garde · ss

Leisure Detective [#11, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Murder in the Family · Alan Yates · nv

25 · Bullets for Blackmail · R. Gunn · ss

Leisure Detective [#12, 195?] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Details taken from AustLit.

· Merger with Death · Alan Yates · nv

· A Case for Mike Warren · [uncredited] · ss

Leisure Detective [#13, 195?] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Leisure Detective [#14, 195?] (digest)

· A Date for Murder · Jack Oakie · nv

Leisure Detective [#15, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · The Blackmailed Redhead · Benn Raymond · nv

23 · Nude in the Fun Park · Bill Carney · ss

Leisure Detective [#16, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Danger to Females · Jack Silvester · nv

23 · Marihuana Pickup · Benn Raymond · ss

Leisure Detective [#17, 195?] (4d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Stand-In for Death · Benn Raymond · nv

23 · A Knife for My Baby · Benn Raymond · ss

Leisure Detective [#18, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Murder in the Nude · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#19, 195?] (digest)
Issue not indexed.

Leisure Detective [#20, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · The Nylon Stocking Murders · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#21, 195?] (digest)

· Deadline for Dolls · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#22, 195?] (33pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Angel with a Gun · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#23, 195? (variant 1)] (2/-, digest)
Different issues numbered #23 contain different stories.

· Drive Your Own Hearse · G. C. Bleeck · nv

Leisure Detective [#23, 195? (variant 2)] (Action Comics, 8d, digest)
Different issues numbered #23 contain different stories.
Details taken from AustLit.

· Killer Most Gentle · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#24, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Marihuana Merry-Go-Round · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#25, 195?] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Diamonds of Death · Benn Raymond · nv

Leisure Detective [#26, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Pearl-Handled Blonde · Kevin M. Slattery · nv

Leisure Detective [#27, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Fat Man Laughing · Kevin M. Slattery · nv

Leisure Detective [#28, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Gang War · Phillip Brandon · nv

Leisure Detective [#29, 195?] (8d, 33pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Girl without a Name · Kevin M. Slattery · nv

Leisure Detective [#30, 195?] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · No Caution for Caroline · Kevin M. Slattery · nv

Leisure Detective [#31, 1954] (8d, 33pp, digest)

· Elusive Woman · G. C. Bleeck · nv

Leisure Detective [#32, 1954] (8d, digest)

· Killer at Large · Kevin M. Slattery · nv

Leisure Detective [#33, 1954] (8d, 34pp, digest)

3 · The Frail and the Fillies · G. C. Bleeck · nv

Leisure Detective [#34, 1954] (8d, digest)

· Flowers for Freda · Clifton Russell · nv

Leisure Detective [#35, 1954] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Naked Reality · Barry Murray · nv

Leisure Detective [#36, 1954] (8d, 34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Extortion Lady · Peter Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#37, 1954] (8d, digest)

· Shy Guy · G. C. Bleeck · nv

Leisure Detective [#38, 1954] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Come and Get It · Peter Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#39, February 1955] (8d, 33pp, digest)

· Death Won’t Wait · Peter Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#40, 1955] (9d, 33pp, digest)

· Long Distance Homicide · Peter Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#41, 1955] (9d, digest)
Issue not indexed.

Leisure Detective [#42, 1955] (9d, digest)

· So Long, My Lady · Peter Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#43, 1955] (34pp, digest)
Details supplied by Tom Lesser.

1 · Murder for Millions · P. C. Williams · nv

Leisure Detective [#44, 1955] (9d, digest)

· The Inspector Had a Hunch [Inspector Carruthers] · Walter Kanitz · ss Smashing Detective Stories September 1954

21 · The Lady of Death · Bruno Fischer · ss Flynn’s Detective Fiction January 1944

Leisure Detective [#45, 1955] (9d, digest)
Issue not indexed.

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