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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v34 #6, #193, December 1959] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Frank Taggart)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Lady Cop · Thomas Walsh · ss
18 · When Luck’s Running Good · Dashiell Hammett · nv Action Stories Nov 1923, as “Laughing Masks” by Peter Collinson
36 · Policeman’s Holiday [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss The Evening Standard 1959
41 · Mr. Wickwire Adds and Subtracts [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week Sep 28 1958, as “The Bride Cried Murder”
50 · State of Assassination · Poul Anderson · ss
67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
68 · The Naked Man in the Elephant House · Edgar Pangborn · ss
81 · The Straw Man [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Red Book Magazine Apr 1915
103 · Murder in an Artists’ Colony · Joseph R. Marshall · ss
113 · A Borderline Case · Rufus King · ss
130 · Index to Volume 34 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #1, #194, January 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Mel Hunter)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · My Dear Uncle Sherlock [Uncle George Crowder] · Hugh Pentecost · ss
13 · The Hope Chest · Dick Ashbaugh · ss
21 · The Million Dollar Mystery · Maurice Procter · ss Collier’s Nov 1 1952, as “The Bowstring Murder”
35 · The Best of Friends · Wes Lupien · vi
39 · The Man Who Figured Everything · Theodore Sturgeon & Don Ward · nv
62 · The Man Who Understood Women · A. H. Z. Carr · ss
72 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
73 · Survival of the Fittest · Samuel Elkin · ss Verdict Crime Detection Magazine Aug 1956, as “The Deadly Sisters”
84 · It Won’t Be News Tomorrow · Herbert Clyde Lewis · ss Esquire Sep 1937, as “Surprise for the Boys”
98 · Playing with Fire · E. X. Ferrars · ss
112 · Seek, and Ye Shall Find · Agatha Christie · gp (r)
_ · The Clergyman’s Daughter [Tuppence & Tommy Beresford] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Dec 1923
_ · The Red House [Tuppence & Tommy Beresford] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Dec 1923
124 · Coup de Grace · Lenard Kaufman · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #2, #195, February 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Mel Hunter)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Beidenbauer’s Flea · Stanley Ellin · ss
13 · A Case for Gourmets [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) May 1959, as “Mr. Duckworth’s Night Out”
27 · Murder on Skis · Gordon Gaskill · nv Look Feb 19 1957
48 · If They Give Him Time [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week Oct 27 1957, as “Murder by the Clock”
55 · Grandfather and the Gentle Swindler [Grandfather Rastin] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss
67 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
68 · Omar Khayyam, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss
82 · The Adventure of the Ascot Tie [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
91 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
111 · Mission Accomplished · Jacques Gillies · ss
116 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
117 · The Voice of the Heart · Marjorie Carleton · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #3, #196, March 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 164pp, digest, cover by Frank Taggart)
19th Anniversary Issue Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Far, Far Better Thing · Hugh Pentecost · ss
13 · Two Sides to Everything · Norman Daniels · ss
21 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
22 · He Never Stooped to Conquer · [The Editor] · is
23 · Goodbye, Piccadilly · John Phillips Marquand · na Good Housekeeping Jul 1955
49 · The Man Who Liked Roquefort · Margaret Scherf · ss
58 · A Gift for Antonietta · Rick Rubin · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
66 · The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage · F. Scott Fitzgerald · ss Now and Then Oct 1909
73 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
75 · The Demise of Uncle Willie · Richard M. Gordon · ss
79 · All Legal and Proper · Steve Frazee · ss
95 · The Case of the Auction Catalogue [Jonas P. Jonas] · E. X. Ferrars · nv The Evening Standard Dec 10 1958, as “The Collector Who Ran Away from Murder” by Elizabeth Ferrars
122 · Wally the Watchful Eye [Wally Watts] · Paul W. Fairman · ss
129 · The Memorial Hour · Wade Miller · ss
141 · Best Mysteries of 1959 · Anthony Boucher · br
143 · The Case of the Murderer’s Bride · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Look Oct 15 1957

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #4, #197, April 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Terror of Pardoe Street [Patrick Petrella] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Oct 1959, as “A Real Born Killer”
16 · The Chipped Heart · Mary Montgomery · ss
27 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
28 · In the Fog (Part One) · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901
40 · Blunt’s Brilliant Detectives [Tuppence & Tommy Beresford] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Oct 1 1924, as “The Affair of the Pink Pearl”
53 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
54 · A Visit from Brother Thomas · June McMahan Roy · ss
61 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
62 · Stanley and Livingstone, Detectives [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss
75 · The Day of the Boar · Robert S. Aldrich · ss
86 · The Madness of John Harned · Jack London · ss Everybody’s Magazine Nov 1910
99 · The Silver Curtain [Colonel March] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine Aug 1939, as by Carter Dickson
112 · St. Patrick’s Day in the Morning · Charlotte Armstrong · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #5, #198, May 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Bottomless Pit · Hugh Pentecost · ss
13 · Act of Friendship · Norman Daniels · ss
25 · Little Boy Missing · John & Ward Hawkins · nv The American Magazine Dec 1951, as “Heartbreak Voyage”
45 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
46 · The Man Who Hated Editors · Rick Rubin · ss
51 · The Adventure of the Printer’s Inc. [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
61 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
62 · The Clue of the Strange Chords · William Holden · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
69 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
87 · George and the Dragon · Richard M. Gordon · ss
90 · In the Fog (Part Two) · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901
104 · Cat of Dreams [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week Dec 7 1958, as “Death and the Fiery-Eyed Cat”
112 · The Bluebird Persuaders [Lieutenant Ben Coll] · Rufus King · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v35 #6, #199, June 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Seven Deadly Virtues · Stanley Ellin · ss
12 · The Kidnaped Prime Minister [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv The Sketch Apr 25 1923
26 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
27 · Something Has to Break · Norman Daniels · ss
38 · The Six Mistakes · Holly Roth · ss Argosy (UK) Oct 1957, as “The Fourth Man”
55 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
56 · Cui Bono · Stephen Barr · ss
61 · The Instrument of Darkness [Uncle Abner] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Red Book Magazine Jun 1916, as “The Adopted Daughter”
73 · Death in Guatemala · Frances Crane · ss
79 · In the Fog (Conclusion) · Richard Harding Davis · na R.H. Russell 1901
91 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
93 · The Treasure of Pachacamac · James Holding · nv; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
110 · Wally and the Three-Dollar Bill [Wally Watts] · Paul W. Fairman · ss
116 · Larceny and Old Lace · Robert Arthur · ss
130 · Index to Volume 35—January-June 1960 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #1, #200, July 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · In the Course of Justice · Philip MacDonald · nv
16 · Waterfront Shakedown · Hugh Pentecost · ss
23 · The Unlocked Room · John F. Suter · nv
44 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
45 · Six Stories in Search of a Solution · Dana Lyon · ss Eat, Drink, and Be Buried, ed. Rex Stout, Viking 1956, as “The Impossible Murder”
53 · Florence Nightingale, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss
69 · Tee Shot · Tom Robertson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
83 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
84 · The Perfect Plan · James Hilton · ss Britannia and Eve Sep 1933
99 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
100 · Death on the Rocks · Stewart Beach · ss
107 · Crime on Mars · Arthur C. Clarke · ss
118 · The Thief Who Played Dead [Karmesin] · Gerald Kersh · ss The Saturday Evening Post Feb 13 1954

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #2, #201, August 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Scent of Murder [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss
10 · The Thrill Seeker · Patricia Highsmith · ss
21 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
22 · It’s So Easy [Professor Kettner] · Ernest Harrison · ss
29 · Murder in the Mistral · Gordon Gaskill · nv The American Magazine Mar 1955, as “The Curse of Sablier Island”
53 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
54 · Brother Ambrose Has Come Home · Mary Hocking · ss
62 · Grandfather Predicts a Murder [Grandfather Rastin] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss
81 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
82 · The History of Susanna [from The Apocryphal Scriptures] · Anon. · ex (r)
85 · Tales, You Lose · A. Y. Friedman · nv; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
112 · The Club · Muriel Rukeyser · ss 1950
122 · Hector Is Willin’ [Uncle George Crowder] · Hugh Pentecost · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #3, #202, September 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · Easy Money · Evan Hunter · ss
15 · The Case Against Carroll [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · na Argosy Aug 1958
37 · Chink in the Armor · Norman Daniels · ss
47 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
48 · In Broad Daylight · Juan Page · vi
49 · Dan’l Boone, Detective [The Great “Detectives”] · Theodore Mathieson · ss
64 · Will-o’-the-Wisp [Henry Montague Bohun] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard Jul 23 1954, as “The Last Laugh”
69 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
70 · Plight of the Newts, Salamanders, Fish, et cetera · Parker Nunley · vi; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
74 · Coming, Mama · Henriette McClelland · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
80 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
81 · The Adventure of the Adam Bomb [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · nv
106 · The Crooked Road · Henry Slesar · ss
111 · Lady of the Old School · William O’Farrell · ss
122 · Too Clever for Scotland Yard · Edmund Crispin · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #4, #203, October 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 132pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

5 · The Master Stroke · Harold R. Daniels · ss
12 · A Neat and Tidy Job · George Harmon Coxe · ss
26 · The Restless Ones · Leslie Waller · ss Collier’s Feb 5 1954
38 · Maigret’s Next-to-Last Case [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Thomas Narcejac; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · ss; translated from the French (“L’Avant-Dernière Enquête du Commissaire Maigret”, Confidences dans Ma Nuit, Editions Athene, 1946).
55 · The Honeymoon Murders · Maurice Baudin, Jr. · ss Esquire Apr 1945, as “The End of Indian Summer”
62 · Ladies First · Margaret C. Austin · ss
68 · The Case of the Lovable Taxidermist [Lieutenant] · Nicholas DiMinno · ss
87 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
88 · The Man Next Door · William Holder · ss The Elks Magazine 1955, as “A Face Next Door”
94 · The Symbolic Logic of Murder · John Reese · ss
107 · Beyond All Doubt · Billy Rose · vi Collier’s Jul 19 1947
110 · Wally the Optimistic Op [Wally Watts] · Paul W. Fairman · ss
118 · Family Affair [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss
129 · The Ultimate Clue · Anthony Boucher · vi

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #5, #204, November 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Dick Shelton)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Faces of Danger [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · nv
21 · Miss Marple and the Wicked World [Jane Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine Mar 1928, as “The Bloodstained Pavement”
29 · The Adventure of the Spectacled Band [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
38 · The Norwegian Apple Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss
51 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
52 · The Bet on Miss Rainey · Irvin S. Cobb · ss Harper’s Bazar Aug 1926, as “The Resourceful Miss Railey”
60 · Give Me Your Answer, Do · Ann Rylah · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
67 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
68 · The Chicken Feather of Rumor [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Jun 22 1956, as “Death Starts a Rumor”
82 · The Way It Used to Be · Elaine Slater · vi; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
85 · The Cackle Bladder · William Campbell Gault · nv Detective Tales Mar 1950, as “The Corpse and the Cackle-Bladder”
103 · The Boldest Course · Cyril Hare · ss; probably originally in The (London) Evening Standard.
122 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
123 · The Back Stairway · Hal Ellson · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v36 #6, #205, December 1960] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest, cover by Harold Bruder)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Who Wants to Be a Dead Hero? · Hugh Pentecost · ss
19 · Yacht for a Coffin · Gordon Gaskill · nv Collier’s Oct 12 1956, as “Five Fathoms to Murder”
41 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
42 · The Case of the Left Hand [Jonas P. Jonas] · E. X. Ferrars · vi The Evening Standard Dec 11 1958, as “A Lunch Plate Stopped Bardell’s Escape” by Elizabeth Ferrars
45 · A Handful of Dust · A. H. Z. Carr · ss
58 · Honesty Is My Motto · Frank Gruber · ss Pocket Detective Magazine Oct 1937, as “The Raw Deal”
69 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
70 · A Mug of Coffee · David E. Dwyer · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
77 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
78 · The Diamond Killer · Mary Hocking · ss
91 · The Seven Kid · John Denver · nv
115 · Murder—and a Cup of Tea · Herbert Harris · ss The Evening Standard, as “A Nice Cup of Tea”
118 · Miss Weird-O · Esther Wagner · ss
120 · Index to Volume 36—July-December 1960 · Anon. · ix

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