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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #3, #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 Nov 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 Aug 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 Feb 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, #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 Jul 1942
36 · The High, Warm Place · William O’Farrell · ss
43 · The Cat and the Chestnut [Parker Pyne] · Agatha Christie · ss Cosmopolitan Aug 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 Nov 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

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #5, #168, November 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

3 · Cop on the Prowl · Thomas Walsh · ss
15 · Sock Finish · Robert Bloch · nv
33 · Power of the Moon · Arthur Gordon · ss
39 · The Wrightsville Heirs [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Better Living Jan 1956 (+1)
49 · Where There’s a Will · Gilbert Schechtman · ss
53 · Once a Thief [Parker Pyne] · Agatha Christie · ss Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine Jul 1933, as “The Pearl of Price”
63 · The Real Sugar · Ed Lacy · ss Esquire Apr 1951
67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
68 · Stop Being a Sucker · G. C. Edmondson · ss
82 · Wages of Crime · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories Feb 1923, as “The Sardonic Star of Tom Doody” by Peter Collinson
87 · Miss Phipps Goes to School [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss
105 · Road Hog · James M. Ullman · ss
111 · Third Degree · Cecil Curtis · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #6, #169, December 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Agree—or Die [Chief Bill Duggan] · Rufus King · ss
15 · Village Tragedy [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · nv Nash’s Pall Mall Magazine Nov 1931, as “Death by Drowning”
30 · Personal Interview · Henry Slesar · ss
35 · Nine Hours Late on the Opening Run · Herbert Brean · nv Exciting Detective Win 1941, as “Death Buys a Ticket” by William Beggarate
50 · Man in a Closet · Patricia Knowlton · ss
54 · The Darkened Stair · Shirley Barker · ss
69 · Kill or Be Killed · Ogden Nash · ss Collier’s Oct 25 1947, as “The Other Mind Reader”
71 · The Liquidation of Pickle Fat · John Barden · ss
75 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
76 · The Birdwatcher [Detective-Inspector Ellis McKay] · L. A. G. Strong · nv
97 · The Man Who Cut Off His Nose · Marvin Rossman · ss
102 · An Old Japenese Custom · Walter J. Winn · ss
113 · Death and the Rising Star [Peter Duluth; Iris Duluth] · Patrick Quentin · ss Better Living Jun 1955
129 · Index to Volume 30—July-December 1957 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #1, #170, January 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by G. S. Eisenberg)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Suddenly It’s Midnight · Whit Masterson · na
25 · Murder at the Dog Show · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss
36 · Rabbit Out of a Hat [Insp. Cockrill] · Christianna Brand · nv
55 · Cause of Accident · Robert P. Stewart · ss; winner of the Hospitalized Veterans Contest.
62 · Now I Lay Me Down · Ruth Doyle · ss
69 · Saint-Germain the Deathless [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · ss
85 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
86 · The Hungry Look · Matthew Gant · ss
97 · Operation Cryptic [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss; replaces Patrick Petrella by Patrick Peters as a secondary character.; revised from “Voyage Into Illusion” (Argosy (UK), July 1957).
109 · Conversation Piece · Guy Nedmon · vi Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Dec 1957

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #2, #171, February 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Endicott’s Girl · Cornell Woolrich · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 19 1938
27 · The Goldfish Button · Anthony Gilbert · ss
40 · The Searching Cats [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week Dec 2 1956, as “Cat and the Killer”
47 · When a Wife Is Murdered · George Harmon Coxe · na
69 · Hush-a-Bye, My Baby · Anton Chekhov · ss Cook’s Wedding and Other Stories, Macmillan 1922, as “Sleepy”; translated from the Russian (“Spat khochetsya”, St. Petersburg Gazette January 25, 1888).
74 · The Martian Crown Jewels · Poul Anderson · ss
89 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
90 · Voluntary Murder · Ernest Harrison · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine (UK) Jan 1958
116 · The Smell of Big Time · Paul W. Fairman · ss Black Mask Jul 1948, as “Big-Time Operator”
121 · No Parking [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Mar 18 1956, as “Terror in a Penthouse”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #3, #172, March 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by George Salter)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Wife Missing [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv
26 · Dear Lady · Thomas Walsh · ss
43 · Each Drop Guaranteed · Rufus King · ss
54 · Some Day They Will Get Me [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss Pictorial Review Jan 1930, as “The Four Suspects”
66 · Suppose You Were on the Jury · Thomas Flanagan · ss
78 · Best Mysteries of 1957 · Anthony Boucher · br
81 · And the Desert Shall Blossom · Loren Good · ss
88 · No Place to Live [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Jun 10 1956, as “The Man They All Hated”
96 · Circle of Guilt · Avram Davidson · ss
109 · Don’t Bet on Murder · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Sep 25 1937, as “You Bet Your Life”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #4, #173, April 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Barry Waldman)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Death by Invisible Hands [Dr. Gideon Fell] · Carter Dickson · ss Lilliput Aug 1957, as “King Arthur’s Chair”
20 · A Chump to Hold the Bag · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Jan 27 1940, as “Gavegan’s Choice”
32 · The Girl on the Beach · William O’Farrell · ss
47 · A Mouse Called Emily · Charles Green · ss Esquire Sep 1948
51 · Doors in the Mind · Alan E. Nourse · ss
68 · Wind in the Afternoon · Helen Mabry Ballard · ss
78 · The Barber and His Wife · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories Dec 1922, as by Peter Collinson
85 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
86 · Is Betsy Blake Still Alive? · Robert Bloch · ss
101 · Object Lesson [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Sep 11 1955, as “The Blackboard Gangsters”
110 · Death in Morocco [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard Feb 22 1956, as “The Stranger Who Called at Room 12”
114 · No Kid Stuff · Frederick Nebel · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #5, #174, May 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · You Can’t Be a Little Girl All Your Life · Stanley Ellin · nv
26 · Demon Scientist Strikes Again! · Kem Bennett · ss
34 · The $2,000,000 Defense · Harold Q. Masur · ss
47 · The Devil-Dog · Jack London · ss Cosmopolitan Jun 1902, as “Diable—A Dog”
58 · The Murder-of-the-Month Club · Morris Lee Green · ss
63 · The Course of Truelove · Dick Ashbaugh · ss
77 · You Gotta Be Tough [Paul Baron] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Black Mask Mar 1936
95 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
98 · The Li’l Sharpsnooper · Edwin A. Gross · ss
108 · A Question of Honor [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Sep 13 1953
114 · The Red-Headed Murderess · Robert Branson · ss Collier’s Oct 9 1948, as “Murder in Szechwan”
121 · The Income Tax Mystery · Michael Gilbert · ss Lilliput Oct 1957, as “Mr. Portway’s Practice”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v31 #6, #175, June 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Women in His Life · Whit Masterson · na
20 · The Marriage Counselor’s Marriage · C. B. Gilford · ss
30 · This Is the Life · Shirley Jackson · ss Harper’s Magazine Jul 1952, as “Journey with a Lady”
39 · Hurting Much? · Cornell Woolrich · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Aug 4 1934, as “Death Sits in the Dentist’s Chair”
54 · Death in Italy [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard Feb 23 1956, as “Voyage of Fear”
74 · Child Missing! [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Jul 8 1951, as “Kidnaped!”
80 · This Man Is Dangerous · Helen Nielsen · ss
93 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
94 · The Creator of Preludes · Avram Davidson · ss
104 · Girl in Danger · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Oct 27 1945, as “A Girl Like Miss Henesie”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #1, #176, July 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Tony Cooper)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Hunting Day [Uncle George Crowder] · Hugh Pentecost · ss
14 · Investigation by Telegram [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch May 16 1923, as “The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge”
25 · The Silent Informer [Dr. Basil Willing] · Helen McCloy · ss This Week Jan 27 1957, as “Murder Stops the Music”
36 · The Man Who Lost His Taste [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss
49 · Dead Boys Don’t Remember [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week May 12 1957, as “Boy Kidnaped”
56 · An Official Position · W. Somerset Maugham · ss Cosmopolitan Jul 1937
75 · Lioness vs. Panther [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · ss This Week Apr 3 1955, as “The Two Deadly Females”
81 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
82 · Wanted: An Accomplice · Frederick Nebel · ss
87 · For Tom’s Sake · Sheila Kaye-Smith · ss The Century Magazine Jan 1922, as “Mrs. Adis”
93 · Nothing Is Impossible [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · nv
114 · Tea Shop Assassin [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard Jul 15 1955
118 · Chicago Nights’ Entertainments · Ben Hecht · ss 1923, as “Sergeant Kuzick’s Waterloo”
121 · Carnival Day · Nedra Tyre · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #2, #177, August 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Ed Emshwiller)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Rendezvous with Death · Rufus King · ss
25 · Terror in His Heart · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Apr 15 1939, as “Pigeon”
39 · Two Minute Alibi · George Harmon Coxe · ss
47 · Sermons in Bags · Cyril Hare · ss
50 · The Motive [Part 1 of 2] · Ellery Queen · nv Argosy Aug 1956, as “Terror Town”
62 · The Old Museum Keeper · Edwin Samuel · ss
67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
70 · The Witness in the Metal Box [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · nv The American Magazine Nov 1929
80 · Summer Idyll · Hal Ellson · ss
91 · What Happened at the Fonda · Bret Harte · ss The Saturday Evening Post Aug 12 1899 (+1)
107 · The Dummy Man · William Sansom · ss Argosy (UK) Nov 1950, as “Murder”
115 · Pity the Poor Underdog · Frederick Nebel · ss
129 · That Old Computer · C. S. Forester · ss Argosy Jul 1957, as “The Last Answer”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #3, #178, September 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest)
Given as v32 #2, No. 177, August 1958 in the Table of Contents.

5 · The Penny-a-Worder · Cornell Woolrich · nv
23 · The Second Skin [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Aug 1957, as “The Oyster Catcher”
36 · The Shooting at Forty-Seven · St. Clair McKelway · ss The New Yorker Mar 13 1954
42 · The Motive [Part 2 of 2] · Ellery Queen · nv Argosy Aug 1956, as “Terror Town”
56 · Ten Per Cent of Murder · Henry Slesar · ss
63 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
64 · The Spent Heart · Irene Holt Albert · ss
77 · What to Do Next? · Arnold Bennett · ss (r)
84 · As the Hunter Feels · William Rawle Weeks · ss
96 · Ghost Town · Jack Schaefer · ss (r)
101 · The Last Hand [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss
107 · The Return of Imray [E. Strickland] · Rudyard Kipling · ss Life’s Handicap, Macmillan 1891, as “The Recrudescence of Imray”
116 · The Fifth Element · Alvin Pevehouse · ss
123 · Unreasonable Doubt · Stanley Ellin · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #4, #179, October 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Barry Waldman)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Happy Ending · Rufus King · ss
14 · Miracles—All in the Day’s Work [The Great Merlini] · Clayton Rawson · ss
24 · They Didn’t Deserve Her Death · Holly Roth · ss
29 · Too Many Detectives [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na Collier’s Sep 14 1956
57 · The Child Watcher · Ernest Harrison · ss
59 · Captain Cook: Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss
69 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
70 · The Celebrated Skunk of the Moon Dance Bar · A. B. Guthrie, Jr. · ss Collier’s Apr 28 1951, as “The Fraudulent Skunk”
77 · Incident at a Bar · Charles Green · ss
80 · Fate and Aunt Lucyanne · Gerald Weales · nv
108 · The Town Where No One Got Off · Ray Bradbury · ss
115 · Cub Scout Caper · Gertrude Carrick · ss Collier’s Jun 10 1955, as “The Cub Scout Who Didn’t”
119 · “Thou Still Unravished Bride” · Avram Davidson · ss

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