Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #5, #180, November 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Tony Cooper) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · A Routine Night’s Work · George Harmon Coxe · nv 15 · Hercule Poirot, Armchair Detective [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Mar 28 1923, as “The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim” 27 · Command Performance · Anthony Boucher · ss Dangerous Dames, ed. Mike Shayne, Dell 1955, as “The Statement of Jerry Malloy” 32 · All Men Make Mistakes [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss 38 · Hand on My Shoulder · Peggy McIntyre · ss 48 · The Absence of Mr. Glass [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · ss McClure’s Nov 1912 61 · The Heirloom · Patricia Knowlton · ss 67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 68 · Itchy the Debonair · Dashiell Hammett · ss Brief Stories Jan 1924, as “Itchy” 76 · Murder—Early American · Ruth Chessman · ss 92 · The Gambler’s Wife · Charles G. Norris · ss Collier’s Jun 26 1926, as “John Rossiter’s Wife” 95 · The Footprint in the Sky [Colonel March] · Carter Dickson · ss The Strand Magazine Jan 1940, as “Clue in the Snow” 109 · Dear Mr. Lonelyhearts · Talmage Powell · ss 115 · Salesmanship · Talmage Powell · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v32 #6, #181, December 1958] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Man with Half a Face · Hugh Pentecost · nv 23 · The Patron Saint of the Impossible [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · ss 37 · Cover Girl · Cyril Hare · ss This Week Dec 15 1957, as “The Double Take” 41 · A Tired Heart · James Ronald · ss 47 · To Be Found and Read · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 58 · Breach of Promise · William Brandon · ss 63 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 66 · Rendezvous · Robert M. Coates · ss The New Yorker Oct 24 1953 75 · Death of a Harvard Man · Richard M. Gordon · ss 78 · The Thinking Machine Investigates [Prof. Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen (The Thinking Machine)] · Jacques Futrelle · ss Associated Sunday Magazine Jan 20 1907, as “My First Experience with the Great Logician” 96 · The Love Connoisseur · John Collier · ss 105 · Some Days You Can’t Make a Dollar · William Fay · ss (r), as “Uptown Story”; probably from The Elk’s Magazine, 1956.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #1, #182, January 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Tony Cooper) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Flight of the Bumblebee · Kem Bennett · ss 11 · The Second Chance · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Mar 25 1939 22 · Leonardo Da Vinci, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss 34 · Happy Birthday · Mary Montgomery · ss 47 · The Death Trail · Jack London · ss Success May 1907, as “Morganson’s Finish” 61 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 64 · Not the Running Type · Henry Slesar · ss 69 · The Sign in the Sky [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Jul 1925 83 · The Tragedy of Papa Ponsard · Vincent Starrett · ss 95 · The Man Who Swallowed a Horse [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · ss Verdict Aug 1953, as “The Dead Mr. Duck” 97 · The Bay of the Dead [Dean Weathergay] · Alvin Pevehouse · ss 116 · The Fifth Question · Frederick Nebel · ss 121 · Won’t Somebody Help Me? · Helen Nielsen · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #2, #183, February 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Withers and Malone, Brain-Stormers [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Stuart Palmer & Craig Rice · na 24 · A Point of Law · W. Somerset Maugham · ss The Strand Magazine Oct 1903 36 · Karmesin and the Crown Jewels [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss Argosy Jul 1954, as “The Impossible Robbery” 45 · The Dive People · Avram Davidson · ss 53 · The Man from Red Dog · Alfred Henry Lewis · ss Wolfville, Stokes 1897 59 · Killer in the Lilacs · Dick Ashbaugh · ss 69 · The Instant of Truth · Wes Lupien · ss 73 · Louder than Words · Jack Edwin Moseley · ss 75 · The Long Black Shadow · Rosemary Gibbons · ss 79 · The Man in the Passage [Father Brown] · G. K. Chesterton · nv McClure’s Apr 1913 93 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 94 · The Inside Story · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Sep 11 1937, as “Murder Story”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #3, #184, March 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest, cover by Frank Taggart) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Blonde Beauty Slain · Cornell Woolrich · nv 23 · The Case of the Scattered Rubies [Sidney Zoom] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Oct 24 1931, as “The First Stone” 48 · The Neatest Trick of the Month [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss She Mar 1958, as “Little Miss Know-All” 58 · Midnight Call · Wenzell Brown · ss 64 · Daniel Defoe: Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss 75 · Long Shot [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Blue Book Magazine Sep 1939 90 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 95 · Death in France [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard Feb 24 1956, as “A Toast to Treachery” 98 · The Male Io Glasses [Andy Blair & Willie Perkins] · Lee Sheridan Cox · ss 112 · You Got to Play It Smart · Don Berry · ss 124 · The Blue Geranium [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller Dec 1929 136 · The Tigress of the Chateau Plage · Rufus King · ss 147 · Wry Highball [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · ss 155 · How Mr. Hogan Robbed a Bank · John Steinbeck · ss The Atlantic Monthly Mar 1956

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #4, #185, April 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 5 · Murder in a Motel [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss 20 · The Outer Darkness · Helen McCloy · na The American Magazine Apr 1950, as “Shake Hands with Death” 43 · What Was in the Box? · Richard Matheson · ss; riddle story; $25 given to the reader with the best answer to what was in the box. 48 · The Murder of George Washington · Richard M. Gordon · vi 50 · Anniversary Gift · John Collier · ss 1958 62 · A Sleeping-Car Experience · Bret Harte · ss Bret Harte’s Choice Bits, Diprose & Bateman 1877 67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 70 · Mrs. Norris Visits the Library · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss 78 · The Harrington Farthing · Ruth Chessman · nv 110 · The Methodical Man · Eleanor Daly Boylan · ss 114 · Kelman’s Eyes · Simon Still · ss 123 · Know Your People · Hugh Pentecost · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #5, #186, May 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Trail of the Crescent Moons [Jeff Larigan; Alan Quist] · Hugh Pentecost · na The American Magazine Oct 1947, as “The Cassandra Club” 17 · A Little Cloud...Like a Man’s Hand [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · ss 28 · Show Biz · Robert Bloch · ss 33 · Jealousy Is the Devil [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Oct 1924, as “The Shadow on the Glass” 50 · Age Cannot Wither · Alex Austin · ss 59 · A Case for Thorne Weldon · Walt Reisberson · ss 67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 69 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 86 · Doctor’s Orders · John F. Suter · ss 88 · The Greatest Monster of Them All · Bryce Walton · ss 100 · The Perfect Butler · Margery Allingham · ss The Daily Express Jan 21 1935 105 · Then They Come Running · Herbert Brean · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v33 #6, #187, June 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Frank Taggart) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Dressmaker’s Doll · Agatha Christie · ss Woman’s Journal Dec 1958 20 · Once Over, Not Too Lightly · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Dec 18 1943, as “A Name for Baby” 33 · The Living Bracelet · Robert Bloch · ss Bestseller Mystery Magazine Nov 1958, as “The Ungallant Hunter” 35 · Just Because You’re Human · William Fay · ss The Elks Magazine 1957, as “Goodbye, Joe” 48 · A Case of Heredity [Grandfather Rastin] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss 56 · The Banquo Trap [Dr. Sam: Johnson] · Lillian de la Torre · nv 74 · A Scrap of Paper · James J. Kelly · ss 79 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 80 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 81 · The Hollow Dragon [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · nv Redbook Magazine Dec 1936 99 · How to Deal with It · Richard Snodgrass · ss 116 · The Lady, or the Murderer? · William E. Barrett · ss 130 · Index to Volume 33 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #1, #188, July 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Frank Taggart) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Unpunishable Murder · Hugh Pentecost · ss 11 · Second Honeymoon · Brett Halliday · ss 26 · Flag Day at Bedrock · Stephen Barr · ss 35 · A Case of Poetic Justice [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss Collier’s Jun 8 1956, as “Stacked Deck” 48 · “I Killed Gordon McNaughton” · Henry Cecil · ss 1956 52 · Hurry, Hurry, Hurry! · Paul Gallico · ss Everywoman’s Magazine Jan 1957, as “The Faker” 65 · Silky Stoops to Conquer [Silky Collins] · Joe Mackey · ss 75 · My Maiden Brief · W. S. Gilbert · ss The Cornhill Magazine Dec 1863, uncredited 83 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 84 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 85 · Hernando Cortez, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss 97 · Man in Hiding · Mark Van Doren · ss 106 · Hit-and-Run [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week Apr 14 1957, as “Death on a Foggy Morning” 113 · Meeting at the Crossroad · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #2, #189, August 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Ring in the Fish · Charlotte Armstrong · ss 10 · The Girl Who Lived Dangerously [Jeff Larigan; Alan Quist] · Hugh Pentecost · na The American Magazine May 1948, as “An Element of Risk” 26 · The Seeds of Murder [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · ss 39 · Jeeves and the Stolen Venus [Jeeves and Wooster] · P. G. Wodehouse · ss Star Weekly Aug 22 1958, as “Jeeves Makes an Omelette”; revised from “Doing Clarence a Bit of Good” (The Strand Magazine, May 1913). 49 · The Case of the Two Questions [Jonas P. Jonas] · E. X. Ferrars · ss The Evening Standard Dec 8 1958, as “When a Young Girl’s Eyes Are Crazy with Worry” 53 · Rich Little Poor Girl · Dick Ashbaugh · ss 64 · In the Morgue · Dashiell Hammett · vi Saucy Stories Oct 15 1923, as “The Dimple” 67 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 68 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 86 · Three Men in a Garden · Lord Dunsany · ss 90 · Widow’s Mite · C. B. Gilford · ss 103 · Smoke Rings [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · vi Verdict Sep 1953, as “Motive” 105 · Look to Your Skeletons · Eva-Lis Wuorio · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #3, #190, September 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Missing Miss Maydew · Hugh Pentecost · ss 11 · Dead Roses · Cornell Woolrich · nv Baffling Detective Mysteries Mar 1943, as “The Death Rose” 24 · Always a Stranger · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Dec 18 1937, as “Showdown” 37 · Road Hog · Harold R. Daniels · ss 47 · The Black Cloud · Jacqueline Cutlip · ss 58 · Murder à la Hollywood · Steve Allen · ss Playboy Dec 1958, as “Everybody Hates David Starbuck” 63 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br 64 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 65 · Alexander the Great, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss 79 · The Mystery of the Third Mustache · John F. Byrne · ss 95 · Lost Face · Jack London · ss New York Herald Dec 13 1908 117 · The Invisible Loot [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Mar 1959, as “Bonny for Value”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #4, #191, October 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · The Day of the Bullet · Stanley Ellin · ss 21 · Murder Is a Public Matter [Lew Archer] · Ross Macdonald · na The American Magazine Oct 1948, as “The Bearded Lady” by Kenneth Millar 39 · There’s Still Tomorrow · George Harmon Coxe · ss 1958 51 · The Case of the Blue Bowl [Jonas P. Jonas] · E. X. Ferrars · ss The Evening Standard Dec 9 1958, as “No More Milk for Mrs. Toomes” 55 · The Moonlight Gunner · Arthur Gordon · nv 76 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 77 · The Simple Solution [Lieutenant] · Nicholas DiMinno · ss 90 · English Lesson [Professor Kettner] · Ernest Harrison · ss 105 · The Unique Guinea · Stephen Barr · ss 110 · D.A.’s Dream Case · Alex Gaby · ss 123 · Open Verdict · Gerald Kersh · ss Lilliput May/Jun 1953, as “The Crewel Needle”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #5, #192, November 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Emsh) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 7 · The Lame Duck House Party · Hugh Pentecost · nv 22 · Captain Heimrich Stumbles [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss 29 · The Affair at the Bungalow [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Story-teller May 1930 41 · The Delicate Murderer · Nedra Tyre · ss 52 · Did It Happen? · Shelley Smith · vi The Evening Standard 1959 55 · Editor’s Note · [The Editor] · ms 56 · The Tin Box [Smiths] · Norman Daniels · ss 69 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br 70 · The Prisoner’s Defense · A. Conan Doyle · ss Collier’s Jan 8 1916 81 · Don Miguel de Cervantes, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss 96 · A Matter of Taste · John Collier · ss The New Yorker Jan 7 1956 104 · The Bluebeard Murderer [Baron von Genthner] · Quentin Reynolds · ss Collier’s Mar 28 1936, as “Berlin Dinner Party”