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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v28 #2, #153, August 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

fc. · [photo] · Anon. · cv
2 · Diplomatic Crisis; or, Fifi and the Chilean Truffle [Did It Happen?] · Orson Welles · ss The Evening Standard Mar 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 Dec 1909, as “Koolau the Leper”
38 · The Tired Horse · Ben Hecht · ss Esquire Sep 1954
42 · Date to Die [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week Oct 17 1954
50 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br
52 · The Great Game [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The American Magazine Sep 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 [from The Golden Summer; Danny Nathan] · Daniel Nathan · ex 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 Mar 1951, as “The Call”
130 · A Toy for Jiffy [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v28 #3, #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) Mar 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 Aug 25 1951
55 · Only on Rainy Nights [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss
67 · Code of the Underworld · Robert Carson · ss Collier’s Nov 8 1952
71 · An Ingenious Defense · Anon. · ss The Leisure Hour Apr 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 Dec 28 1952, as “The Myna Bird Mystery”
92 · Three Cups of Tea · Christopher LaFarge · ss Rex Stout’s Mystery Monthly May 1947
102 · The Ice Pick Murders · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 17 1940, as “Death in Duplicate”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v28 #4, #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 Jul 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 Dec 1940, as “If You Can Take It”
89 · Introduction to “The Boy and the Law” · Stanley Ellin · is
89 · The Boy and the Law [from The Golden Summer; Danny Nathan] · Daniel Nathan · ex Little, Brown 1953
103 · The Napoleonic Clue · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard Aug 22 1955, as “Vacation with Violence”
107 · A Trip to Florida · Henry Slesar · ss
118 · Going...Going...Gone! [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · ss This Week May 10 1953
122 · Miami Papers Please Copy · Rufus King · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v28 #5, #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 Mar 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 Sep 7 1940
33 · The Heritage Portrait [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss
48 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Mar 8 1953
53 · The World’s Second Detective · Jacques Barzun · ar [Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais]
56 · The Pedlar’s Revenge · Liam O’Flaherty · ss Collier’s Jul 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 Aug 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 Oct 1940, as “A Guest in the House”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v28 #6, #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 · ss
25 · The Man Who Knew · Frederick Nebel · ss Liberty Mar 9 1940, as “Bet Your Life”
32 · Before It’s Too Late [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv This Week Feb 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 Feb 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 Nov 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 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #1, #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 Mar 8 1952, as “Pursuit”
33 · Catching at Straws · Margery Allingham · ss
41 · Wait for Me Downstairs · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22 1940, as “Finger of Doom”
65 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Charles Mergendahl · ss Collier’s Aug 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 [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 This Week Aug 9 1953
117 · Joy Ride · C. B. Gilford · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #2, #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 Dec 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 Nov 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 Apr 1948, as “Victoria”
111 · The Dacey Affair [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #3, #160, March 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Greenshaw’s Folly [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · nv Star Weekly Nov 3 1956 (+2)
22 · Cause for Suspicion [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty Feb 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 Apr 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 Oct 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, #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 Mar 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 Jan 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 Sep 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, #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 Aug 9 1952
32 · Three Times Loser · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard Sep 15 1954, as “Twm Carney”
36 · Nobody Can Ask That [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week Apr 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 Nov 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 This Week 1951, as “Murderer’s Luck”
100 · The Crapshooter · John Steinbeck · ar New York Herald Tribune 1943
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, #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 Feb 1952, as “The Strange Case of the Bottled Wife”
39 · The Downshire Terror · Andrew Garve · ss
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 Feb 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 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 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #1, #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 Win 1937/’38, as by P. J. Gahagan
89 · The Man at the Latch · Jacqueline Cutlip · ss
101 · The Servant Problem [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine Apr 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, #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 Feb 20 1956, as “The Six Deaths of Dr. Kang”
_46 · Death in Australia [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard Feb 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 Aug 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

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