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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #1, Whole No. 128, July 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Given as v25 in the Table of Contents.
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Collier’s January 17 1953

16 · The Tuesday and Friday Thefts [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss

26 · On the Very Street You Live · Fred Charap · ss

32 · The Black Ruby · William D. Gent · ss

39 · The Detective · Kristin Field · vi

40 · Eddy Takes Vanishing Lessons · Todd Capp · vi

42 · Somebody Has to Make a Move [Wade Paris] · Ben Benson · ss

51 · The Persistent House-Hunters [A.B.C. Hawkes] · Bechhofer Roberts · nv The Passing Show November 24 1934

65 · A Case of Catnapping · A. H. Z. Carr · ss

76 · Boy for Tea · Ward Greene · ss The American Mercury June 1930

82 · The Long, Thin Man [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s September 16 1950

95 · The New Administration · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post November 20 1915

108 · Macavity, The Mystery Cat · T. S. Eliot · pm Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot, Faber and Faber, 1939

110 · The Couple Next Door [Inspector Sands] · Margaret Millar · ss

123 · Wild Goose Chase [Lew Archer] · John Ross Macdonald · nv

142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #2, Whole No. 129, August 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Find the Innocent [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · na

34 · Autopsy and Eva [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Craig Rice & Stuart Palmer · nv

54 · Claude Diphthong, Student of Crime · Ring Lardner · ss

65 · On Edge · Pat Frank · ss Collier’s July 22 1950

69 · The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove · Don Marquis · ss Collier’s May 12 1928, as “The Escaping Burglar”

75 · The Silver Protector · Ellis Parker Butler · ss Everybody’s Magazine February 1909, as “Our First Burglar”

81 · GI Story [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss

88 · By His Own Act · Emily Jackson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

99 · How It Happened · A. Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine September 1913

102 · Heat Spell · John L. Hayward · ss

108 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

110 · Anything New on the Strangler? · James M. Ullman · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #3, Whole No. 130, September 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Diamonds in Paradise [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss

8 · The Man Out of the Rain · Philip MacDonald · nv

29 · Murder Plays Through · Hugh Pentecost · nv The American Magazine July 1952

65 · When Are People Going to Learn? · John F. Suter · ss

75 · A Posteriori · Helen Simpson · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine July 1934

81 · The Unexpected · Jack London · ss Blackwood’s Magazine August 1906

96 · Bad Check · Hodding Carter · vi

99 · Do a Dame a Favor? · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask November 1940, as “You’ll Die Laughing”

123 · The Customer Is Not Always Right [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard April 9 1953, as “The Awkward Customer”

127 · Best of Friends · Babette Rosmond · ss

132 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

134 · You Know What, Teacher? · Zenna Henderson · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #4, Whole No. 131, October 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Emsh) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Debt of Honor · Cornell Woolrich · ss Double Detective November 1938, as “I.O.U.—One Life”

15 · The Mark of the Flail · L. J. Beeston · ss (r)

24 · There Are No Snakes in Hawaii · Juanita Sheridan · na

55 · Payment in Full · Dion Henderson · ss

65 · The Crooked Figures [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r)

74 · Socrates Solves a Murder [Socrates] · Brèni James · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

81 · The Big Tipper · Hartzell Spence · ss Bluebook November 1952, as “The Man Who Tipped the Croupiers”

89 · The Man Who Feared the Water · Margery Sharp · ss

99 · The Dog and the Horse · Voltaire · ex from “Zadig; or, The Book of Fate”, Works of M. de Voltaire: Volume the Eleventh by Voltaire, tr. T. Smollett et al., J. Newbery et al., 1762
translated from the French (“Zadig ou la Destinée”, Leseur, September 1748).

102 · Banquet and a Half · Lee Hays · ss

107 · Duello · Stephen Barr · vi

110 · Mom Sheds a Tear [Mom] · James Yaffe · nv

124 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

126 · The Dipping of the Candlemaker · Hayden Howard · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #5, Whole No. 132, November 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Kirberger) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Due Process · Harry Miner · ss

11 · Only a Chinago · Jack London · ss The Illustrated London News June 26 1909

22 · The Army of Little Ears [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s September 29 1951, as “There Is a Man in Hiding”

35 · Hail and Farewell · Peter Godfrey · ss

41 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant #16, September 1897; slightly revised to replace references to a Jewish moneylender with references to a Greek moneylender.

52 · How Does Your Garden Grow? [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss Ladies’ Home Journal June 1935

65 · Whistle While You Work · William Link & Richard Levinson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

72 · Mrs. Jellison · Sara Henderson Hay · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

81 · The Candy Kid [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Detective Fiction Weekly March 14 1931

106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

108 · The Man with the Blue Ears [Marshall T. Custer] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss; contest with almost two score of errors for the reader to identify.

124 · I Always Get the Cuties · John D. MacDonald · ss

131 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker December 8 1951

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #6, Whole No. 133, December 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Something That Happened in Our House · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine October 1941, as “Murder at Mother’s Knee”

26 · The Spirit of the Place [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r)

37 · Fools for Luck; or, The Price of a Seegar · Peter B. Kyne · ss The American Magazine August 1934

52 · Two-Bit Gangster · Thomas Millstead · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · The Man Who Utterly Vanished [Charley Luke; Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss

70 · The Law Is the Law · Liam O’Flaherty · ss

81 · Death Before Breakfast [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss This Week March 11 1951

85 · The Ninth Circle · Robert Lewis · ss

95 · Follow the Leader · Dorothy Dunn · ss

107 · The Accused [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Today’s Family February 1953, as “The Robber of Wrightsville”

120 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

122 · Nine to One You’ll Hang · Roy Vickers · nv

142 · Index to Volume 24—July-December 1954 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #1, Whole No. 134, January 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Man in the Empty Chair [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine March 1929, as “The Dead Harlequin”

21 · The Tougher They Come · Ben Ray Redman · ss

34 · To the Man on Trail [The Malemute Kid] · Jack London · ss Overland Monthly January 1899

41 · The Telephone Fisherman [Prof. Henry Poggioli] · T. S. Stribling · ss

57 · Probation · Marian Lloyd Dix · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · A Sudden Dread of…Nothing · A. H. Z. Carr · ss

81 · The Mystery of the Missing Manuscript · Ellery Queen · is

82 · The Return of Prince Zaleski [Prince Zaleski] · M. P. Shiel · ss

89 · Noel, Noel · Barry Perowne · ss

96 · If I Should Die · Hugh Pentecost · nv Argosy October 1949

126 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

128 · Exhibit A · William O’Farrell · ss

134 · Rehearsal for Murder · Ben Hecht · ss Redbook October 1951, as “Guilty!”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #2, Whole No. 135, February 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

ifc. · Win a Beautiful New English Ford · [uncredited] · cn

3 · Meet Me by the Mannequin · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine June 1940

24 · The Curious Affair on Nut Row [Charley Luke; Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss

29 · The Body in the Pool · Rufus King · ss

37 · The Mystery of the Pocketbook · Joseph C. Lincoln · ss 1933

50 · Wake Up and Live · Michael Sands · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · Socrates Solves Another Murder [Socrates] · Brèni James · ss

72 · The Significant Letter [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r)

81 · Pay-Off Girl · James M. Cain · ss Esquire August 1952

88 · Mr. Peverill Returns for His Hat · Charles Alden Peterson · ss Town & Country January 1948

96 · You Can’t Change Sides · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s June 10 1939, as “The Key”

108 · The New Master · Lord Dunsany · ss The Little Tales of Smethers by Lord Dunsany, Jarrolds, 1952

116 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

118 · Beyond the Shadow of a Dream [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv

131 · A Connoisseur’s Revenge · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s September 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #3, Whole No. 136, March 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []

3 · Complete List of the 47 Prize-Winning Stories in EQMM’s Tenth Annual Contest · [uncredited] · ms

5 · The Moment of Decision · Stanley Ellin · nv

23 · Editor’s Note · Ellery Queen · ms [Ref. Stanley Ellin]

24 · From the Golden Era · [uncredited] · is [Ref. Agatha Christie]

25 · The Girl in Electric Blue [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch April 4 1923, as “The Mystery of the Plymouth Express”

36 · Ambitious Cop · William Fay · ss 1949

47 · Candid Witness · Frank Gruber · vi Black Mask July 1937

50 · Glitter of Diamonds · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss

60 · The Gamblers’ Club [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week January 7 1951

65 · Return of Raffles · [uncredited] · is [Ref. Barry Perowne]

66 · Raffles and the Princess Amen [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss John Bull May 1 1954

80 · Fatal Formula · Don Morse · pm

81 · The Face of the Assassin [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s April 19 1952, as “Death Danced in Baghdad”

93 · Father Was Always Right · Hugh A. Mulligan · ss

106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

108 · Invitation to Sudden Death · Cornell Woolrich · ss Detective Fiction Weekly February 27 1937, as “Blue Is for Bravery”

125 · The Hand in the Dark · L. J. Beeston · ss The Strand Magazine November 1918

133 · The Crime by the River · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard February 25 1953, as “The House by the River”

137 · The Mirror of the Man · Jan Thompson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #4, Whole No. 137, April 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Tiger in the Night · Eleazar Lipsky · ss

18 · Rift in the Loot [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Stuart Palmer & Craig Rice · nv

39 · An Ingenue of the Sierras · Bret Harte · ss The Idler May 1893

52 · Alike Under the Skin · Hugh B. Cave · ss

65 · For Auld Lang Syne · Ellery Queen · in

67 · By a Single Hair; or, Anna Wilton’s Secret [Nick Carter] · Nick Carter · ss New York Weekly October 13 1894

72 · Nick Carter · Newman Levy · pm

81 · Lamb to the Slaughter · Roald Dahl · ss Harper’s Magazine September 1953

89 · Midnight at the Grand Babylon Hotel · Arnold Bennett · ss The Loot of Cities by Arnold Bennett, Thomas Nelson, 1917

98 · A Matter of Scholarship · Anthony Boucher · vi

100 · The Diminishing Circle · William Holder · ss 1948

111 · The Walk-Away Kid · Sylvia Farnham Bachrach · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

122 · Bow Street Runner on the Case · [uncredited] · vi

123 · The Unseen Door [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Sunday Empire News August 5 1945

127 · The Man in the White Mask · Alan E. Nourse · ss

142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #5, Whole No. 138, May 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Beware the King of Clubs [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch March 21 1923, as “The Adventure of the King of Clubs”

14 · Dead Duck · Arthur Gordon · ss Esquire March 1952

24 · When a Man Murders [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine May 1954

64 · The Blonde Who Looked Like Trouble · Richard F. Barrett · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

76 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

78 · True or False? [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard August 10 1954, as “The Scattergood Emeralds”

81 · The Gentleman Caller · Veronica Parker Johns · ss

95 · Jury of One · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss The American Magazine January 1951, as “Tip-Off”

106 · Twelve Knives · Norman MacLeod · pp Transition June 1930

107 · Psychoanalytic Criminology and Environmental Explanation of “Twelve Knives” · Norman MacLeod · ms

108 · The Seeds of Murder · John F. Suter · ss

116 · (Untitled) · Fred Levon · ss

124 · The Fog on Pemble Green · Shirley Barker · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #6, Whole No. 139, June 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Ransom · Pearl S. Buck · nv Cosmopolitan October 1938

23 · Mom Makes a Wish [Mom] · James Yaffe · ss

34 · A Simple Incident; or, Andy Blair and Willie Perkins, Private Eyes; or, Our First Case [Andy Blair & Willie Perkins] · Lee Sheridan Cox · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

46 · Survivor Takes All [Mr. Rumbold] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard April 10 1953

50 · The Case of Mr. Pelham · Anthony Armstrong · ss Esquire November 1940

65 · Killers Three: The Perfect Crime · Fredric Brown · vi

66 · If You Want to Get Killed [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss

76 · Morte d’Espier [King Arthur] · Maxey Brooke · ss

81 · That’s the Man! · Mary Brinker Post · ss Today’s Woman February 1947

95 · Raffles and the Death Date [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss

109 · Death at the Burlesque · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 14 1941, as “The Fatal Footlights”

130 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

132 · Dodie and the Boogerman · Vinnie Williams · ss

143 · Index to Volume 25—January-June 1955 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #1, Whole No. 140, July 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · What Would You Have Done? · Charlotte Armstrong · nv

23 · Give a Man Rope · Stuart Cloete · ss Collier’s May 19 1951

35 · Life Begins at 2:15 · Willard Marsh · ss

41 · Blackmailers Have Their Uses [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 3 1954, as “Man Overboard”

45 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885

59 · Merlini and the Lie Detector [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the October 1955 issue.

65 · Killers Three: The Letter · Fredric Brown · vi

66 · Make Westing · Jack London · ss The Pall Mall Magazine April 1908

73 · The Man Without an Enemy · John & Ward Hawkins · ss This Week October 26 1952, as “Girl in Trouble”

81 · The Hand Is Quicker than the Eye [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · na Detective Fiction Weekly September 16 1939, as “Lester Leith, Magician”

111 · The Pearly Gates Are Open · Gladys Cluff · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

115 · Storm Warnings · Stewart Beach · ss

128 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

130 · Invitation to an Accident · Wade Miller · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #2, Whole No. 141, August 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Nicholas Solovioff) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Bride in Danger [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Evening Standard August 4 1953, as “The Eve of the Wedding”

16 · This Will Do Nicely · Thomas Flanagan · ss

29 · Shadow in the Night [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch November 7 1923, as “The Submarine Plans”

40 · The Man Who Got Away with Murder · Armando Perretta · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

50 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

52 · Callahan in Buttons · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s August 8 1936, as “Callahan’s Revenge”

65 · Stay on the Sidewalks, Kid · Saul Levinson · ss

75 · A Ghost of the Sierras · Bret Harte · ss The Sun March 3 1878

81 · London Night’s Entertainment · Margery Sharp · ss The Graphic November 28 1932

85 · La Spécialité de M. Duclos · Oliver La Farge · ss The New Yorker April 29 1950

92 · No Cry of Murder [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week June 29 1952

101 · The Mysterious Mansion · Honoré de Balzac; translated by George Burnham Ives · ss Little French Masterpieces by Honoré de Balzac, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1903, as “La Grande Bretèche”
translated from the French (“La Grande Bretèche”, Contes Brun, 1831).

118 · The Incongruous Action [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r)

128 · Stay Away from My Mother · Joseph Whitehill · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #3, Whole No. 142, September 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
15th Anniversary issue.
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · For Men Only [Insp. Kyle] · Roy Vickers · nv

22 · Murder at the Poe Shrine · Nedra Tyre · ss

35 · The Most Exciting Show in Town · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly May 16 1936, as “Double Feature”

50 · Turtle Race · Paul W. Fairman · ss

60 · Star Witness · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Dime Detective Magazine August 1 1934

70 · The Devil and Mr. Wooller · R. J. Tilley · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

77 · Double Your Money [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week September 30 1951, as “The Vanishing Wizard”

83 · What Did Poor Brown Do? · Mark Twain · ex from Following the Equator, American Pub. Co., 1897

90 · A Very Odd Case Indeed [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · vi
probably first published in The (London) Evening Standard.

93 · The Man Who Made People Mad · Mark Van Doren · ss

105 · Killers Three (3) First Time Machine · Fredric Brown · vi; given as “The First Time Machine” in the Table of Contents.

106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

108 · Dead Pigeon · Jules Archer · vi Esquire December 1951

111 · The Splinter · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #4, Whole No. 143, October 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Little Doctor and the Slipper Fiend [Dr. Jean Dollent] · Georges Simenon; translated by Frances Frenaye · nv
translated from the French (“L’Amoureux aus Pantoufles”, Le Petit Docteur, Gallimard, 1943).

24 · Only the Guilty Run · Vin Packer · ss

32 · The Six China Figures [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch March 7 1923, as “The Affair at the Victory Ball”

44 · The Stone on Abdul’s Head · D. MacClure · ss

51 · “Well?” · Rebecca Weiner · ss

55 · A Man Like His Daddy · Brian O’Sullivan · vi

56 · Author’s Solution to “Merlini and the Lie Detector” · Clayton Rawson · ms; final paragraphs of the contest story from the July 1955 issue.

57 · The Wagstaff Pearls [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week September 21 1952

65 · Tabloid News · Louis Bromfield · ss Random House, 1930

77 · Looking for a Diamond [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 4 1954, as “Dog in the Night-Time”

81 · Two Can Play · Steve April · ss Collier’s June 7 1952

85 · Farewell to Kennedy · William Fay · ss The Elks Magazine 1950

98 · The Mystery of Keesh · Jack London · ss Holiday Magazine for Children January 1904, as “Keesh: The Bear Hunter”

105 · Merlini and the Vanished Diamonds [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the January 1956 issue.

111 · A Test of Identity [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss
probably first in The (London) Evening Standard.

114 · Remember Madame Clementine · Anthony Gilbert · ss

120 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

123 · The Perfectionist · Donald McNutt Douglass · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #5, Whole No. 144, November 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

2 · Queen’s Quorum, 1951-1954 · Ellery Queen · ar

4 · De Mortuis · John Collier · ss The New Yorker July 18 1942

10 · Dream No More · Philip MacDonald · nv

30 · Near the Back of Beyond [Joseph Jorkens] · Lord Dunsany · ss

43 · A Message to Herr Dietrich [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss

47 · The Way Up to Heaven · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker February 27 1954

58 · Tom, Dick and Harry [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard August 6 1955

62 · Crazy Like a Fox [Jimmie Lavender] · Vincent Starrett · vi

65 · You Can’t Crack a Modern Safe · Frank Gruber · ss Detective Fiction Weekly May 28 1938, as “Innocent Bystander”

81 · No Nickel and Dime Stuff · Willard Marsh · ss

85 · The Story of See Yup · Bret Harte · ss Cassell’s Magazine January 1898, as “See Yup”; abridged.

95 · Driver’s Seat [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 25 1951, as “Lady, You’re Dead!”

100 · It Might Be George · Charlotte Morris · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

114 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

116 · The Cockroaches of Baghdad [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s November 29 1952, as “The Web Caught the Spider”

130 · Murder Was Their Business · Anthony Boucher · ss Shadow Mystery February/March 1947, as “The Retired Hangman”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v26 #6, Whole No. 145, December 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Ghost of a Ghost [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss

13 · Let Run, or Catch? · Mabel Seeley · ss

24 · £5000 for a Confession · L. J. Beeston · ss Pearson’s Magazine April 1924

32 · Merlini and the Sound Effects Murder [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss; short story omitting the last half page; an award was offered for the best conclusion; Rawson’s final paragraphs would be published in the March 1956 issue.

38 · Your Word Against Mine · John F. Suter · nv

57 · One Way to Mexico · Louis Este · vi Esquire 1947, as “Bitter Medicine”

59 · Friday the 13th · Virginia Bernheim · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · Marjorie Daw · Thomas Bailey Aldrich · nv The Atlantic Monthly April 1873

81 · One Night to Be Dead Sure Of · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine April 1936, as “The Living Lie Down with the Dead”

100 · The Black Ledger [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week January 6 1952, as “The Mysterious Black Ledger”

106 · Hildegarde and the Spanish Cavalier [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss

122 · Once Is Once Too Many [Arthur Crook] · Anthony Gilbert · ss

140 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

142 · Index to Volume 26—July-December 1955 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #1, Whole No. 146, January 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Broker’s Special · Stanley Ellin · ss

13 · Santa Claus Beat · Rex Stout · ss What’s New December 1953, as “Tough Cop’s Gift”

17 · The Queer Fish · Kem Bennett · ss Argosy (UK) September 1955

27 · The Other Arrow · F. M. Barratt & Jack Finney · ss Collier’s October 18 1952, as “Diagnosis Completed”

37 · The 24-Caret Heel · Cyril Hare · ss

44 · Cold Money [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 30 1952

49 · A Hansom in the Night [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss John Bull June 26 1954, as “Hansom for Raffles”

64 · Author’s Solution to “Merlini and the Vanished Diamonds” · Clayton Rawson · ms
the final paragraphs to the contest story, October 1955.

65 · The Heel of Achilles O’Shay · Clayton Fox · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

74 · Weak Spot · W. C. King · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

81 · The Hawk and the Pullet · C. S. Montanye · ss Collier’s 1935

89 · Get Off My Back! · Saul Levinson · ss Man’s Life 1953, as “Hick Law”

98 · Roll Out the Barrel · Geoffrey Household · ss 1952

106 · Will You Always Be Helping Me? · Thomas Walsh · ss Woman’s Home Companion September 1940, as “Boy from Home”

118 · The Deadly Cycle · Arthur Gordon · ss

123 · The Hedge Between · Charlotte Armstrong · nv Conflict—Stories of Suspense Fall 1953, as “Meredith’s Murder”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #2, Whole No. 147, February 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Letter · Thomas Kyd · ss

12 · Find the Cook [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch November 14 1923, as “The Adventure of the Clapham Cook”

23 · Johnny Cinderella · Joseph Petracca · ss Collier’s October 25 1952

35 · The Lion’s Tooth [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 10 1955

39 · Not a Drum Was Heard · Ben Ames Williams · ss Collier’s June 12 1920

47 · The Big Kiss-Off · Ben Benson · ss

62 · Strictly from Hollywood · Steve April · vi Collier’s January 24 1953

65 · The Gentlest of the Brothers · David Alexander · ss

79 · The Missing Walnuts · Martin Gardner · vi Humpty Dumpty’s Magazine for Little Children February 1955

81 · Every Monday, a New Letter [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard November 1 1954, as “The Dogs of War”

85 · A Dog in the Daytime [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na The American Magazine December 1954, as “The Body in the Hall”

122 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Marc Brandel · ss 1955, as “The Hasty Act”

126 · A Woman of Principle [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #3, Whole No. 148, March 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Man Who Explained Miracles [Sir Henry Merrivale] · Carter Dickson · na The Housewife January 1956 (+2), as “Ministry of Miracles”

40 · The Dusty Drawer · Harry Muheim · ss Collier’s May 3 1952

52 · The Compleat Murderess · Virginia Jones · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

58 · Van Bibber’s Burglar [Van Bibber] · Richard Harding Davis · ss Gallegher, and Other Stories by Richard Harding Davis, Scribner, 1891

65 · Jack of Diamonds [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss

80 · Author’s Solution to “The Sound Effects Murder” · Clayton Rawson · ms
the final paragraphs to the contest story, December 1955.

81 · Lucky Cop · Steve Fisher · ss 1939
possibly a reprint of Fisher’s “Lucky” (Detective Fiction Weekly, June 3, 1939).

90 · To Bury a Friend · Stanley Anton · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

101 · Of More Value than Sparrows [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss 1929

111 · Banks Are Never Wrong · John D. Hess · ss Esquire September 1952, as “The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks”

121 · On the Day of the Rose Show [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss This Week December 7 1952, as “Revolvers and Roses”

127 · Murder on the Waterfront · Budd Schulberg · ss Collier’s October 1 1954

142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #4, Whole No. 149, April 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

2 · Complete List of the 56 Prize-Winning Stories in EQMM’s Eleventh Annual Contest · [uncredited] · ms

5 · The Black Kitten · A. H. Z. Carr · ss; first prize winner in the 11th annual contest.

17 · A Matter of Justice · Hugh Pentecost · na Collier’s May 2 1953 (+1), as “The Case of the Killer Dogs”

35 · Compliments of Caliph Bernie [Bernie Helper] · Charles Green · ss

44 · Mr. Brisher’s Treasure · H. G. Wells · ss The Strand Magazine April 1899

52 · You Don’t Argue with the Captain · Donald McNutt Douglass · ss

61 · The Steinpilz Method · Robert Graves · ss Punch February 1955, as “Earth to Earth”

65 · Dangerous Widows [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week January 18 1953

73 · After All These Years [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard July 10 1954, as “A Long Time Ago”

76 · The Notary of Perigueux · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · ss Outre-Mer by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Harper, 1835

82 · Chance Is Sometimes an Enemy · Frederick Nebel · ss Collier’s March 11 1939

95 · Death of an Outcast · Manuel Komroff · ss Esquire April 1939

103 · The Watcher · Emilee Berger · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

107 · The Fog Closes In · Martin Brooke · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

112 · Sing a Song of Sixpence [Edward Leithen; The Runagates Club] · John Buchan · nv Pall Mall Magazine February 1928

142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #5, Whole No. 150, May 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Alibi on the Steve Allen Show · O. H. Leslie · ss

12 · The Sidewalk · Steve Allen · ss Fourteen for Tonight by Steve Allen, Henry Holt, 1955

17 · To Strike a Match · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss This Week November 6 1938, as “The House of Three Candles”

23 · The Metal Ribbon [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss

38 · Ice Storm · Jerome Barry · ss Collier’s January 10 1953

50 · Business Trip · Elliot West · ss Collier’s May 2 1953, as “The Assassin”

65 · Rogues’ Gallery · MacKinlay Kantor · vi Collier’s August 24 1935

69 · Crime of the Century · St. John Ervine · ss (r)

81 · Absent-Minded Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask April 1941, as “Cool, Calm and Detected”

98 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

100 · The Six Golden Nymphs [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss

116 · Gifts to My People · Michael Forrestier · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

125 · What’s His Line? [Gervase Fen; Insp. Humbleby] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard July 11 1955

129 · One of the Family · James Yaffe · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v27 #6, Whole No. 151, June 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Blessington Method · Stanley Ellin · ss

14 · A Telegram for Miss Phipps [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · nv

37 · The Hollow Family · Theodore Mathieson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

44 · A Victim Must Be Found · Henry Slesar · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

50 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

52 · The Shining Key · A. E. W. Mason · ss Nash’s—Pall Mall Magazine September 1926, as “The Key”

65 · Murder in the Rain [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week June 7 1953, as “The Rain Dripped Death”

74 · “Who Was My Quiet Friend?” · Bret Harte · ss The Sun September 9 1877

81 · Try It My Way · Frederick Nebel · ss

94 · Double Jeopardy · Cyril Hare · ss

97 · Journey Into Time [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · ss
translated from the French (“Les Larmes de Bougie”, Paris-Soir-Dimanche, November 22, 1936).

107 · Introduction to “The Boy and the Book” · Anthony Boucher · is

107 · The Boy and the Book [Danny Nathan] · Daniel Nathan · ex from The Golden Summer, Little, Brown, 1953

119 · To Break the Weave · Walt Sheldon · ss

129 · “I Killed John Harrington” · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s June 12 1937, as “Light in Darkness”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 1, Whole No. 152, July 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Destructors · Graham Greene · ss Picture Post July 24 1954 (+1)

16 · The Customs of the Country [Major Tennente] · Thomas Flanagan · nv

32 · The Double Clue [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch December 5 1923

40 · Dapper Johnny Brown · Ruth McKenney · ss Collier’s May 17 1952

51 · Murder Weaves a Pattern [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s July 18 1953, as “Death Was the Tempter”

65 · Birthday Diamonds [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss John Bull January 29 1955, as “Raffles and the Birthday Diamonds”

81 · $100,000 a Pint · Paul E. Walsh · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

93 · Young Man in a Hurry · Tom Karsell · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

101 · The Cream of the Jest · Fredric Brown · ss New Detective Magazine July 1949, as “Last Curtain”

110 · The Man of the Knife · Alexandre Dumas · ss (r)
translated from the French.

116 · The Flaw in the System · Jim Thompson · ss

123 · Snowball in July [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week August 31 1952, as “The Phantom Train”

130 · From the Mouse to the Hawk · Dion Henderson · ss

142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 2, Whole No. 153, August 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover: [photo]) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

2 · Diplomatic Crisis; or, Fifi and the Chilean Truffle [Did It Happen?] · Orson Welles · ss The Evening Standard March 18 1955, as “Fifi and the Chilean Truffle”

7 · The Hills Cried Murder · Paul W. Fairman · ss

18 · Tour de Couleur · Nedra Tyre · ss

25 · King of the Lepers · Jack London · ss The Pacific Monthly December 1909, as “Koolau the Leper”

38 · The Tired Horse · Ben Hecht · ss Esquire September 1954

42 · Date to Die [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week October 17 1954

50 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

52 · The Great Game [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The American Magazine September 1928, as “Colonel Braxton Hears the Silent Voices”

65 · The Tools of Magic · Lyle G. Boyd · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

77 · King of the Meat Cleavers · Ron Stevens · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

81 · Don’t Believe a Word She Says · William Lindsay Gresham · nv

99 · Introduction to “The Boy and the Money Box” · James Yaffe · is

99 · The Boy and the Money Box [Danny Nathan] · Daniel Nathan · ex from The Golden Summer, Little, Brown, 1953

116 · The Cellini Salt-cellar [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss

120 · You Are Going to Die · Bethel Laurence · ss Today’s Woman March 1951, as “The Call”

130 · A Toy for Jiffy [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 3, Whole No. 154, September 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · A Bad Time of Day · Wade Miller · ss

16 · ? · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss; title contest story.

35 · Under the Last Scuttleful · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) March 1955, as “A Corner of the Cellar”

39 · The Waiting Thing Inside · Theodore Sturgeon & Don Ward · ss

52 · Hanging the Hangman · B. M. Atkinson, Jr. · ss Collier’s August 25 1951

55 · Only on Rainy Nights [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss

67 · Code of the Underworld · Robert Carson · vi Collier’s November 8 1952

71 · An Ingenious Defense · [uncredited] · ss The Leisure Hour April 28 1877

75 · The Folding Knife · Cecil E. Parson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

86 · Cut, Cut, Cut! [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week December 28 1952, as “The Myna Bird Mystery”

92 · Three Cups of Tea · Christopher LaFarge · ss Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly #8, May 1947

102 · The Ice Pick Murders · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly February 17 1940, as “Death in Duplicate”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 4, Whole No. 155, October 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest, cover by Dick Shelton) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · One-Tenth Man · Michael Gilbert · ss

17 · Mr. Hyde-de-Ho · Veronica Parker Johns · na

49 · A Hanging Matter · Verne Athanas · ss Esquire July 1952

53 · Blue, Blue Lagoon · Ralph M. Thurlow · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

62 · Tough Break · Ryam Beck · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

67 · The Secret Darkness · Davis Grubb · ss Collier’s May 25 1946, as “The Horsehair Trunk”

75 · You Can Take So Much · Frederick Nebel · ss Woman’s Home Companion December 1940, as “If You Can Take It”

89 · Introduction to “The Boy and the Law” · Stanley Ellin · is

89 · The Boy and the Law [Danny Nathan] · Daniel Nathan · ex from The Golden Summer, Little, Brown, 1953

103 · The Napoleonic Clue · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard August 22 1955, as “Vacation with Violence”

107 · A Trip to Florida · Henry Slesar · ss

118 · Going…Going…Gone! [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick (by Hugh Callingham Wheeler) · ss This Week May 10 1953

122 · Miami Papers Please Copy · Rufus King · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 5, Whole No. 156, November 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Women—Pests or Poison · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s March 19 1938, as “Hot Money”

18 · The Man Who Went to Taltavul’s · David Alexander · nv

30 · Town Wanted · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly September 7 1940

33 · The Heritage Portrait [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss John Bull February 25 1956

48 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 8 1953

53 · The World’s Second Detective · Jacques Barzun · ar [Ref. Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais]

56 · The Pedlar’s Revenge · Liam O’Flaherty · ss Collier’s July 25 1953

67 · Deputy Sheriff · James M. Ullman · ss

75 · Last Swap · Ray Chesson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

86 · The Clementine Caper · Larry Van Benthuysen · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

93 · Tiger in the Glass · Robert Sherman Townes · ss Esquire August 1952, as “Nothing Too Much”

106 · The Thousand Mile Shot · John F. Suter · nv

126 · The Incautious Burglar [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine October 1940, as “A Guest in the House”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 6, Whole No. 157, December 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · This Was Willi’s Day · Aaron Marc Stein · nv

25 · The Man Who Knew · Frederick Nebel · ss Liberty March 9 1940, as “Bet Your Life”

32 · Before It’s Too Late [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv This Week February 2 1936, as “Triangle at Rhodes”

50 · Nothing Is Black and White · Harry Kelly · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

60 · The Road to Tyburn · J. Treloar Martin · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

67 · Stroke of Twelve · John B. Starr · ss 1946

70 · Bedtime Story · J. M. Stern · ss

75 · The Iron Box · John Savage · ss Collier’s February 7 1953

91 · Danger—Women at Work · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

98 · The Lady of Good Deeds [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s November 13 1953, as “Death Had a Birthday”

112 · Square-O-Rooney · Joseph Whitehill · ss

126 · The Ikon of Elijah · Avram Davidson · ss

138 · Index to Volume 28—July-December 1956 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #1, Whole No. 158, January 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Ten Clues for Mr. Polkinghorn · Charlotte Armstrong · ss 1956

15 · The Magic Painting [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss

22 · Ride with a Killer · Verne Athanas · ss Collier’s March 8 1952, as “Pursuit”

33 · Catching at Straws · Margery Allingham · ss

41 · Wait for Me Downstairs · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 22 1940, as “Finger of Doom”

65 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Charles Mergendahl · ss Collier’s August 20 1954

69 · The Catch Dog · Vinnie Williams · ss

78 · Like a Plum Ripening · C. E. Parker · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

85 · Seventh Murder of Henry’s Father · Elizabeth Anthony · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

92 · Soho Night’s Entertainment [Inspector Calloway] · Frank Swinnerton · ss

107 · The Murder of Santa Claus · Tage la Cour; translated by Paul Ib Liebe · ss 1954 [Ref. Agatha Christie]
translated from the Swedish (Mord til Jul, 1952, as by Donald McGuire). parody of Agatha Christie featuring “Hercules Poire”.

112 · A Matter of Seconds [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Evening Standard August 3 1953

117 · Joy Ride · C. B. Gilford · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #2, Whole No. 159, February 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Always Open and Shut [Tim Ferguson; Willie Klein] · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s December 2 1939, as “Stick-Up”

16 · The Withered Heart · Jean Potts · ss

26 · Her Last Bow [Stately Homes] · Arthur Porges · ss

31 · The Perfect Model · Margery Sharp · ss

43 · The Morning After · O. H. Leslie · ss

48 · Immune to Murder [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · nv The American Magazine November 1955

83 · The Apartment Hunter · Jack & Mary McDonald · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

89 · Letter Writing as a Fine Art · Martin Dardis · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

96 · Sherlock Holmes and the F.B.I. · Thomas M. McDade · ar

104 · The Forbidden Dollar · C. Y. Lee · ss Writer’s Digest 1954

108 · The Three D’s · Ogden Nash · ss Harper’s Bazaar April 1948, as “Victoria”

111 · The Dacey Affair [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #3, Whole No. 160, March 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Greenshaw’s Folly [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · nv Star Weekly November 3 1956 (+2)

22 · Cause for Suspicion [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty February 1 1947

34 · The Perfect Crime · Alberto Moravia; translated by Angus Davidson · ss
translated from the Italian (“Il Delitto Perfetto”, Racconti Romani, Bompiani, 1954).

40 · Murder on St. Valentine’s Day [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week April 4 1954, as “The Valentine Murder”

48 · The Holy Man · Avram Davidson · ss

55 · Light in Darkness · Roland F. Lee · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · Payment in Kind · A. H. Z. Carr · ss 1934

79 · Ogne ’54 [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss

83 · The Perfect Alibi · Patricia Highsmith · ss

97 · Who Killed Cock Robin, Jr. · Joseph Zderad · pz

99 · No Way to Win [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The American Magazine October 1926, as “The Survivor”

108 · M Is for the Many · Henry Slesar · ss

118 · Daddy-O · Pat Stadley · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #4, Whole No. 161, April 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Necessity of His Condition · Avram Davidson · ss; first prize winner in EQMM’s twelfth annual contest.

15 · Money to Burn · Margery Allingham · ss She March 1957, as “The Psychologists”

24 · Doc Em Lies · Richard Connell · ss

37 · Arlie and the Vampires · Elizabeth Gane · ss

43 · Fill the Night with Murder · Victor Canning · ss John Bull January 28 1956, as “Midnight on the Lagoon”

49 · Mr. Diamond’s Diamonds · Marvin Rossman · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

65 · Sunday in Our Town · Margie Swann · ss

69 · The Girl I Left Behind Me · Muriel Spark · ss

73 · A Time to Mourn [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss

87 · If You Know How [Henry Montague Bohun; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard September 22 1955, as “An Appealing Pair of Legs”

92 · Country Caper · Robert Sheckley · ss

97 · College Copper · Steve April · ss

101 · The Most Obstinate Man in Paris [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · nv
translated from the French (“Le Client le plus obstiné du monde”, Maigret et l’Inspecteur Malchanceux, Presse de la Cite, 1947).

130 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #5, Whole No. 162, May 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Barry Waldman) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · You Bet Your Life [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss

18 · Who’s the Blonde? · John D. MacDonald · ss Collier’s August 9 1952

32 · Three Times Loser · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard September 15 1954, as “Twm Carney”

36 · Nobody Can Ask That [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week April 8 1956, as “Too Early for Murder”

41 · The Kachina Dolls [Dean Weathergay] · Alvin Pevehouse · nv; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

57 · So Refreshing! · Brèni Pevehouse · ss

67 · The Mischief-Maker · Arthur Gordon · ss

73 · That’s Just Too Bad · Frederick Nebel · ss Collier’s November 30 1940, as “Something to Remember”

86 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

87 · So I Can Forget · De Forbes · ss

95 · The Unluckiest Murderer · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard July 17 1951, as “Murderer’s Luck”

100 · The Crapshooter · John Steinbeck · ar New York Herald Tribune August 12 1943, as “Steinbeck Tells Dice Game Epic with a Mulligan Denouement”

103 · Don’t Crowd Your Luck [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · nv

125 · Symbol of Authority · Henry Slesar · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #6, Whole No. 163, June 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Given as No. 162 in the Table of Contents.
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · And Already Lost… · Charlotte Armstrong · ss

16 · Never Kill a Cop · Clifford Knight · ss

30 · The Bottled Wife · Michael Fessier · ss Esquire February 1952, as “The Strange Case of the Bottled Wife”

39 · The Downshire Terror · Andrew Garve · ss John Bull August 4 1956, as “The Man Who Wasn’t Scared”

44 · Collector’s Item · Michael Kelly · ss 1952

51 · Five Letter Word · Jeanne Sakol · ss

56 · The Hound of the Wellingtons [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week February 6 1955, as “Murder by Night”

66 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

68 · Never Anything but Trouble · Robert Twohy · ss

78 · The Tallest Man in the World · Janet Green · nv Butcher’s Dozen by Crime Writers Association, Heinemann, 1956

100 · First Man at the Funeral [Sheriff] · Dion Henderson · ss

105 · The Silver Cones · Leslie Bigelow · ss

114 · The Mad Killer · Henry Slesar · ss

118 · Dig That Crazy Grave! · Robert Bloch · ss

130 · Index to Volume 29—January-June 1957 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #1, Whole No. 164, July 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Kelly Freas) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Miracles Do Happen [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss

12 · A Matter of Public Notice · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv

27 · The Mayor Calls His Family · Manly Wade Wellman · ss

37 · Shock Tactics [Dr. Basil Willing] · Helen McCloy · ss This Week May 15 1955, as “Thy Brother Death”

46 · Command Performance · J. Burne Sargent · ss

55 · You Can’t Run Away · Ray Chesson · nv

84 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

85 · Macagony’s Fist · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1937/1938, as by P. J. Gahagan

89 · The Man at the Latch · Jacqueline Cutlip · ss

101 · The Servant Problem [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine April 1942, as “The Perfect Maid”

111 · The Serafina Caper [Bernie Helper] · Charles Green · ss

125 · The Doe and the Gantlet · Pat Stadley · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #2, Whole No. 165, August 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · An End to Fear · Hugh Pentecost · nv

24 · Cottage for August · Thomas Kyd · ss

33 · To Remember You By · Rufus King · ss

42 · The Two Deaths of Dr. Kang · Victor Canning · gp (r)

_42 · Death in China [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard February 20 1956, as “The Six Deaths of Dr. Kang”

_46 · Death in Australia [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard February 21 1956, as “Shadow in the Dark”

50 · The French Key · Avram Davidson · ss

60 · Paid in Full · Rose Finnegan · ss

72 · The Dog That Came to the Funeral · John Collier · ss

81 · Never the Twain · Andrew Salmond · ss

95 · The Portuguese Instructor · Michael Forrestier · ss

101 · Gladstone’s Candlestick [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 12 1955

106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

107 · What’s the Percentage? · William Holder · ss

119 · Driving Lesson · F. L. Wallace · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #3, Whole No. 166, September 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Barry Waldman) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · The Faith of Aaron Menefee · Stanley Ellin · ss

16 · Snap Shot [Commander Elfe] · Michael Gilbert · ss

27 · Not—Tonight—Danger [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Helen McCloy) · ss This Week November 28 1954, as “Dead Man’s Code”

36 · The Glass Room [Anthony J. Quinn] · Morton Wolson · ss

43 · Home from Camp · Bob Van Scoyk · vi

47 · A Gun Is a Nervous Thing · Charlotte Armstrong · nv The American Magazine August 1955, as “Ride with the Executioner”

86 · Mathematical Murder · Cecil Curtis · vi

89 · Man of the Week · Charles M. Swart · ss

97 · The Doctor and the Silver Plate · Margery Allingham · ss This Week February 27 1955, as “The Great London Jewel Robbery”

104 · A True Blue Friend · Millicent Sherwood · vi

106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

107 · The Town Is Waiting · Joseph Whitehill · ss

121 · Bull in a China Shop · C. B. Gilford · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #4, Whole No. 167, October 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) []
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Lilith, Stay Away from the Door · B. J. R. Stolper · nv

20 · Crime in Rhyme · Robert Bloch · ss

29 · He Swung and He Missed · Nelson Algren · ss The American Mercury July 1942

36 · The High, Warm Place · William O’Farrell · ss

43 · The Cat and the Chestnut [Parker Pyne] · Agatha Christie · ss Cosmopolitan August 1932, as “The Case of the Distressed Lady”

51 · Out of the Midst of the Fire · Evans Harrington · ss

62 · A Way with Women · Nicholson Williams · ss

75 · The Fatal Secret · Daniel Webster · vi The Boston Book, Being Specimens of Metropolitan Literature ed. James Thomas Fields, Tickner, Reed, and Fields, 1850

77 · The Last Week · A. Harris · ss

83 · The Mind Reader · Fred Berkenhoff · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.

88 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

89 · Pattern for Murder [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week November 6 1955, as “There’s Death for Remembrance”

102 · Walking Alone · Miriam Allen deFord · ss

114 · Malice in Wonderland [Chief Bill Duggan] · Rufus King · nv

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