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Mysterious Suspense Stories [#3, June 2017] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 40pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

The Steep Price of Magic · Hayes · ss
The Church of Unholiness · John B. Ford · ss
In the Shadow of Red Wolf Mountain · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss
The Bar Nana · Frederick J. Mayer · ss
Sirmione · Lee Clark Zumpe · ss
Black Mirror, Mirror Black · Paul Edwards · ss Black Petals (online) Win 2011
Lovecraft’s Epilogue · Matthew Wilson · pm
Attic Whisperer · Lee Clark Zumpe · pm

Mysterious Suspense Stories [#4, April 2018] ed. Steve Lines & John B. Ford (Rainfall Books, £4.00, 40pp, A5)
Details taken from magazine website.

Night of Halloween · Matthew Wilson · ss
Blake · Dyer & Lockington · ss
Rain · David Smith · ss
Training · David Smith · ss
Souls of Disturbed Spirits · Matthew Wilson · pm

Mystery (1932) (about)
--- see under The Illustrated Detective Magazine.

Mystery:
Mystery started in 1979 as a limited-distribution title, shifting to a nationally-distributed, slick, quarto-sized, magazine in January 1981. After 9 issues it converted to a digest, closing after a further two issues.

Mystery

Publishers:

Mystery Magazine Inc.; Glendale, Los Angeles, CA: Mystery

Editors:

Stephen L. Smoke - Editor: Mystery, Nov 1979 – Jan 1981.
Thomas Godfrey - Editor: Mystery, Mar 1981 – May 1981.

Mystery [v1 #1, November/December 1979] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery, $2.00, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Ross Macdonald Interview · Gene Davidson & John Knoerle · iv
9 · Hardboiled Lingo · John Knoerle · ms
10 · Mystery Suspense on Screen · David Bruce · cl
10 · Time After Time · Judith Claire · mr
12 · Testing Your Eye Q · Paul Bishop · pz
14 · La Jolla Mystery Writers’ Meet · Edgar James · ar
17 · Bouchercon X · Diane Wiseman · ar
20 · Book Reviews · [Various] · rc
27 · World of Mystery Fiction · Noel Craig · ar
30 · West Coast Mystery Scene · Ruth Windfeldt · cl
32 · East Coast Mystery Scene · Art Bourgeau · cl
33 · Ace Carpenter, Detective [Part 1 of 2; Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · sl
40 · Eight Ball · Joseph Allen · ss

Mystery [v1 #2, March/April 1980] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery; Los Angeles, CA, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · From the Desk of the Publisher · Stephen L. Smoke · ed
4 · Eye Q II · Jonathon Harrow · pz
8 · Interview: Dorothy Salisbury Davis · Shelly Lewis · iv
11 · Mystery/Suspense Home Entertainment · David Bruce · cl
13 · Do You Hear What I Hear? · Karen Bornstein · ar
17 · East Coast Mystery Scene · Art Bourgeau · cl
17 · West Coast Mystery Scene · Ruth Windfeldt · cl
19 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br
23 · Interview: Aaron Marc Stein · Shelly Lewis · iv
27 · Inside Gumshoe Haven · Joseph Allen · ar
33 · The Longest Goodbye · Paul Bishop · ar
39 · The Daily Occurance Sheet · Paul Bishop · ar
43 · A Matter of Relative Importance · Martha Axelrod · ss
47 · Ace Carpenter, Detective [Part 2 of 2; Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · sl
57 · The Shuffle · Gerry Maddren · ss
60 · The Last Word · Paul Bishop · aw

Mystery [v1 #3, June/July 1980] ed. Stephen L. Smoke ($2.00, 60pp, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Letters · [The Readers] · lc
5 · Legwork · [Various] · ms
8 · Robert Ludlum · Stephen L. Smoke · iv
14 · Upon Distinguishing Among 140 (or More) Sherlockian Pastiches · Anon. · ar
16 · Reviews · [Various] · br
22 · Sherlockian Dinner · Horace Harker · ar
24 · Mystery Fandom · Paul Bishop · ar
27 · West Coast News · Anon. · ms
28 · Sam Space, An Eye on Mars · William F. Nolan · ar
31 · John Ball · Karen Bornstein · iv
36 · The Would-Be Psycho · Jeff Gamso · ss
42 · Eye Q III · Anon. · pz
44 · For Your Spy’s Eyes Only · Andy East · ar
46 · A Night’s Work · Paul Harwitz · ss
52 · A Day in the Life of a Real PI · Douglas E. Christensen · ar
54 · Carpenter [Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · ex; an excerpt (part III) from the book Carpenter to be published in 1981.
60 · Solution to the Crime: A Last Word · Anon. · ms

Mystery [v2 #1, January 1981] ed. Stephen L. Smoke (Mystery; Los Angeles, CA, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

3 · Legwork · [The Readers] · lc
6 · Interview: Stephen J. Cannell · Hamilton T. Caine · iv
11 · The Best TV Eyes of the Seventies · Robert J. Randisi · ar
14 · Interview: Ed McBain · David Harlequin · iv
18 · Someone’s in the Kitchen with Dinah · Raymond Obstfeld · ss
22 · The Edgars · Thomas Godfrey · ar
24 · Mystery at the Movies · Thomas Godfrey · mr
26 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br
30 · Under the Jack Knife · Michael Hodel · cl
32 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
34 · The Enigma of the Policeman/Writer · Paul Bishop · ar
42 · Eye-Q IV · Jonathon Harrow · cl
46 · Hollywood Highness · Hamilton T. Caine · ss
51 · The Black Mask · Professor E. R. Hagemann · ar
54 · Death Wears a Necktie · John Knoerle · ss
60 · The Last Word · Paul Bishop · aw

Mystery [v2 #2, March 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery; Los Angeles, CA, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · Inside Mystery · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
5 · Thank You Mr. President · Anon. · ar [Ronald Reagan]; a nostalgic look at the mystery and suspense films of Ronald Reagan.
6 · Interview: Stephen King · Joyce Lynch Dewes · iv
10 · The Vorpal Blade · Edward D. Hoch · ss; given as by Edward G. Hoch.
14 · Break a Neck, Break a Leg: The Mystery on Stage · Tim Kelly · cl
18 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
19 · Inspector Lestrade’s Lament · Michael Hodel · pm
23 · Special Holmes-Watson 100th Anniversary Section · Anon. · si
24 · An Irregular History [Sherlock Holmes] · Sean M. Wright · ar
26 · Conan Doyle & Sherlock Holmes: The Creator versus the Creation [Sherlock Holmes] · Jack Tracy · ar [Arthur Conan Doyle]
29 · The Gasfitters Ball · [Various] · pi
30 · Some Touch of the Artist · R. L. Hall · ar
34 · The Worcester Enigma [Sherlock Holmes] · James Mines · ss
39 · Why Sherlock Holmes? Nostalga for the Absolute [Sherlock Holmes] · Nancy Senter · ar
40 · Current Holmes · [Various] · br
40 · My Good Name [Sherlock Holmes] · Lucy Chase Williams · vi
42 · Acrostic · Anon. · pz
43 · Demon in a Lunchbox · Chelsea Quinn Yarbro · ar
47 · T.V. Review · Donald Carew · mr
48 · Perchance to Dream · Michael Seidman · ss
55 · Book Reviews · [Various] · br
59 · Mystery Moviegower · Thomas Godfrey · mr

Mystery [v2 #3, May 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery; Los Angeles, CA, $2.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
6 · The President and the Mystery Story · Marvin Lachman · ar
10 · The Case of the Empty Fortune Cookies [Ace Carpenter] · Hamilton T. Caine · ss
16 · TV Reviews · Lorin Brennan · rv
18 · Mean Streets Revisited · Ray Zone · ar
20 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
23 · Under the Jack Knife · Mike Hodel · cl
24 · Mystery on Stage · Tim Kelly · cl
25 · The Maltese Puzzle · Anon. · pz
26 · The Mystery of Alfred Hitchcock · Stuart M. Kaminsky · ar [Alfred Hitchcock]
30 · Alfred Hitchcock on Television · David Steier · ar [Alfred Hitchcock]
32 · The Quotable Hitchcock · [Various] · ms [Alfred Hitchcock]
34 · Profile: Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine · Paul Taublieb · ar
36 · Hitchcock the Anthologer · Norman LeValley · ar [Alfred Hitchcock]
38 · The Alfred Hitchcock Theater · Anon. · ar [Alfred Hitchcock]
40 · The Night Shift · Melissa Sitter · ss
44 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr
47 · Surveillance · [Various] · br
50 · The Wearing of the Green · James Mines · ss

Mystery Magazine
Title changed from Mystery.

Publishers:

Mystery Magazine Inc.; Glendale, Los Angeles, CA: Mystery Magazine

Editors:

Thomas Godfrey - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Jul 1981.
Paul Bishop - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Sep 1981 – Jan 1982.
John Knoerle - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Apr 1982.
John Stevenson - Editor: Mystery Magazine, Jul 1982.

Mystery Magazine [v3 #1, #7, July 1981] ed. Thomas Godfrey (Mystery Magazine, Inc., $2.00, 64pp+, quarto, cover by Don Diekmann)
Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian.

2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
8 · Women in Detective Fiction · Michele Slung · ar
16 · A Conversation with Joan Kahn · Robert Randisi · iv
18 · Lady Cop · Paul Bishop · ar
20 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct
23 · A Visit with Dame Ngaio Marsh · John Ball · ar [Ngaio Marsh]
26 · Mrs. Craggs and a Certain Lady’s Townhouse [Mrs. Craggs] · H. R. F. Keating · ss; illustrated by Gary Palmatier
29 · Past Masters [Robert L. Fish; Philip MacDonald] · Anon. · ob
30 · Holmes and the Ladies · Michael Hodel · ar; given as “Holmes and the Women” in the Table of Contents.
32 · Angela: A Chat with Angela Lansbury, Star of Stage, Screen and Television · Pete Christian · ar [Angela Lansbury]; illustrated by Albert Hirschfeld
36 · Surveillance · [Various] · br
40 · Writers for the Record · Joseph Estrada · cl
42 · TV Reviews · Lorin Brennan · rv
44 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr
48 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
51 · Under the Jack Knife · Sean Michael Wright · cl
52 · Mystery Contest · Anon. · pz
53 · The Ladies of the Tube · Paul Bishop · ar
55 · Treachery · Elizabeth Davis · ss; illustrated by Michael Anderson
60 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct
62 · [cartoon] · Martinez · ct

Mystery Magazine [v3 #2, #8, September 1981] ed. Paul Bishop (Glendale, CA, $2.00, 64pp+, quarto)
Subtitled “Special Frisco Issue”.

2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
6 · San Francisco Mysteries · Don Herron · ar
14 · Tiger, Tiger · John Lutz & Bill Pronzini · ss
18 · Anthony Boucher · Francis Nevins · ar [Anthony Boucher]; includes bibliography.
20 · The Great Mystery Series No. 1: Collin Wilcox · Jeff Pierce · cl [Collin Wilcox]
24 · Mystery Puzzle · Anon. · pz
26 · An Exile Comes Home—Interview and Profile of W.R. Burnett · David Wilson · iv
30 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
34 · Michael Hodel and Sean Wright’s... Under the Jack Knife · Mike Hodel · cl
36 · Writers for the Record · [Various] · cl; responses from various writers to the question “Who are the great series characters appearing today?”.
38 · Surveillance · Dorothy B. Hughes · br
42 · Joe Gores Clears Up Some Mysteries · Erik Jendresen · iv
45 · The Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of: A Hammett Update · Erik Jendresen · ms
45 · Semi-Mean · Kenneth Hill · pm
47 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr
50 · TV Reviews · Lorin Brennan · rv
52 · Suicidio! · Albert Herring · ss
55 · Mystery on Stage · Tim Kelly · cl

Mystery Magazine [v3 #3, #9, January 1982] ed. Paul Bishop (Mystery Magazine, Inc., $2.00, 64pp+, quarto)
Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian.

2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
8 · Stockholm ’81: The Third International Crime Writers Congress · Chris Steinbrunner · ar
12 · The Great Mystery Series No. 2: James Bond · Richard Knudson · cl
16 · Nicolas Freeling · Richard P. Greenfield · iv
24 · Mystery Writers of America Awards Presentation July 31, 1981 · Anon. · ms
24 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
26 · Gridlock · Michael Seidman · ss; illustrated by Dave Kennedy
32 · Dick Francis · Paul Bishop · ar [Dick Francis]
36 · [cartoon] · E. B. Wagner · ct
37 · The Mike Mist Minute Mist-ery [Mike Mist] · Max Collins · cs; illustrated by Terry Beatty
38 · Crime Fiction in Canada · Noah Stewart · ar; illustrated by Dave Kennedy
42 · Writers for the Record · [Various] · cl
44 · Surveillance · [Various] · br
48 · Under the Jack Knife · Mike Hodel · cl
50 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr
52 · Take the Other Guy · Mike Hodel · ss; illustrated by Ian Lindsey
60 · Mystery Puzzle · Anon. · pz
62 · [cartoon] · E. B. Wagner · ct

Mystery Magazine [v4 #1, #10, April 1982] ed. Paul Bishop (Mystery Magazine, Inc., $1.95, 96pp+, digest, cover by Thomas Warkentin)
Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian.

4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
8 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
9 · An Interview with Lawrence Block · Robert J. Randisi · iv
20 · The Hardboiled Comedians [Jonathan Latimer] · David Wilson · iv
30 · Murder Among the Magnolias · William M. Vatavuk · ar; given as “Murder Amid the Magnolias” in the Table of Contents.
40 · Brian Garfield Interview · Joyce Lynch Dewes · iv
52 · Some Reflections on the Death of Robert · Erica Laurents · ss; illustrated by Dave Kennedy
61 · Robber’s Roost [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss; illustrated by Ian Lindsey
72 · Take the Other Guy · Mike Hodel · ss Mystery Magazine Jan 1982; reprinted due to production (layout) errors in the previous issue.; illustrated by Ian Lindsey
78 · Under the Jack Knife · Sean Michael Wright · cl
82 · World of Mystery · Anon. · cl
85 · Bouchercon’s Beer City Blast · Chris Steinbrunner · ms
89 · Surveillance · [Various] · br
92 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr

Mystery Magazine [v4 #2, #11, July 1982] ed. John Stevenson (Mystery Magazine, Inc., $1.95, 96pp+, digest)
Details supplied by Jerry Boyajian.

4 · Legwork · Paul Bishop · cl
8 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
9 · The Psycho Man: An Interview with Robert Bloch · Ray Zone · iv
19 · Death Is the Star: The Hollywood Mystery Novel, and Why It Continues to Fascinate · Hal W. Peat · ar; illustrated by Kelly Hume
30 · The Night Watch · Michael Seidman · ss
38 · Death in a Blue Steel Case: The Gun in Detective Fiction · Loren D. Estleman · ar; given as “Death Is a Blue Steel Case: The Gun in Detective Fiction” in the Table of Contents.
43 · Women of Mystery · Sheila Merritt · ar
46 · The Great Mystery Series : Matt Helm · Andy East · cl
54 · Mystery Moviegoer · Thomas Godfrey · mr
56 · Johnny Bright, Jimmy Cagney, and the Push Heard ’Round the World · David Wilson · ar
65 · The Mike Mist Minute Mist-ery [Mike Mist] · Max Collins · cs; illustrated by Terry Beatty
66 · Reviews · [Various] · br
67 · The Million Dollar Broad · John Stevenson · ss
78 · Under the Jack Knife · Sean Michael Wright · cl
83 · [cartoon] · E. B. Wagner · ct
85 · Kaminsky Critique: The Toby Peters Series · Jeff Pierce · ar [Stuart M. Kaminsky]
92 · The Marlowe Movies · John Knoerle · ar

Mystery and Detection (about)
One of several pulp reprint magazines issued by World’s Work as a spin-off from the Master Thriller series where the first Tales of Mystery and Detection had appeared in March 1934.

Publishers:

The World’s Work (1913) Ltd.; Kingswood, Surrey: Mystery and Detection

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