Two Complete Detective Books
Two Complete Detective Books was one of the precursors
of book clubs in that it afforded the general public current, full-length,
fiction in the mystery/detective field at a low price. Including two complete
novels in each issue it ran for 76 issues from 1939 to 1953.
1939 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1939win_tn.jpg) #1 Winter |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1939sum_n2_tn.jpg) #2 Summer |
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1940 |
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1941 |
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1942 |
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1943 |
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1944 |
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1945 |
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1946 |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_194607_tn.jpg) #39 Jul |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_194611_tn.jpg) #41 Nov |
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1947 |
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1948 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_194801_tn.jpg) #48 Jan |
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1949 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_194901_tn.jpg) #54 Jan |
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1950 |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_195011_tn.jpg) #65 Nov |
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1951 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_195101_tn.jpg) #66 Jan |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_195103_tn.jpg) #67 Mar |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1951win_tn.jpg) #69 Winter |
1952 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1952spr_tn.jpg) #70 Spring |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1952sum_tn.jpg) #71 Summer |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1952win_tn.jpg) #72 Winter |
1953 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1953spr_tn.jpg) #73 Spring |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1953sum_tn.jpg) #74 Summer |
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![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1953win_tn.jpg) #75 Winter 1953/54 |
1954 |
![](../data/thumbs2/t/two_complete_detective_books_1954spr_tn.jpg) #76 Spring |
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