Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

Contents Lists

Mystery Book Magazine [v3 #4 (No. 12), July 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · Blood on Biscayne Bay [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na 104 · Death at Six O’Clock · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 107 · Murder by Rule · Will Cuppy · br 111 · Killer with a Smile · [The Editor] · cl [Jonathan Latimer]; biographical sketch of Jonathan Latimer. 112 · The Plaster Cat [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Patrick Quentin · na

Mystery Book Magazine [v4 #1 (No. 13), August 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · The Fifth Grave · Jonathan Latimer · na 108 · The Missing Brief Case · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 111 · The Unseen Door [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Sunday Empire News Aug 5 1945 115 · Overtime Authors · Will Cuppy · br 119 · The Parson Passes · Leo Marr · ar 126 · “T” as in Treated · [The Editor] · cl [Lawrence Treat]; biographical sketch of Lawrence Treat. 127 · Pie for Supper · Margaret St. Clair · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v4 #2 (No. 14), September 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · “H” as in Hunted [Jub Freeman] · Lawrence Treat · n. Duell, Sloane, Pearce 1946 80 · The Crystal Ball Mystery · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 83 · Psychology, Huh! · Will Cuppy · br 87 · Holding Her Own · [The Editor] · cl 88 · Dinner at Dupre’s [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · nv

Mystery Book Magazine [v4 #3 (No. 15), October 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · Farewell to a Corpse · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · na 76 · The Clue in the Fireplace · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 79 · Murder in Good Taste · Will Cuppy · br 83 · The Depilatory Duke · Leo Marr · ar 88 · Obit for Obie · Fredric Brown · na; later expanded as The Deep End, Dutton, 1952. 129 · Lady in Suspense · [The Editor] · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [v4 #4 (No. 16), November 1946] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · The Scarlet Imperial · Dorothy B. Hughes · na 101 · The Beautiful Body in Suite 84 · Leo Marr · ar 108 · The Poisoned Cigarette · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 111 · Not Guilty! · Will Cuppy · br 115 · Firehorse · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss 129 · Mother McKee · [The Editor] · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #1 (No. 17), January 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · The Silver Leopard · Helen Reilly · na 109 · If You Knew Susi · Leo Marr · ar 115 · A Voice Behind Him · Fredric Brown · ss 122 · Murder by Lamplight · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 125 · Sisters in Crime · Will Cuppy · br 129 · Too Good for the Irish · [The Editor] · cl [Cornell Woolrich]; biographical sketch of Cornell Woolrich.

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #2 (No. 18), March 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · This Way Out · Q. Patrick · nv 42 · The Green Umbrella Mystery · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 45 · The Farmer Takes a Life · Leo Marr · ar 50 · The Boy Cried Murder · Cornell Woolrich · na 84 · Walk Softly, Killer · Wilbur S. Peacock · na 125 · The Ideal Murderer · Will Cuppy · br 129 · Truth About Duluth · [The Editor] · cl

Mystery Book Magazine [v5 #3 (No. 19), May 1947] (Mystery Club, Inc., 25¢, 132pp, digest) Details supplied by John Locke. 4 · Puzzle for Pilgrims · Patrick Quentin · na 101 · The Morals of Marquise Marie · Leo Marr · ar 107 · The Other Foot · Dick Friendlich · ss 112 · The Door to Death · Margaret Petherbridge · pz 115 · The Corpse on the Campus · Will Cuppy · br 119 · The Little Lights · Margaret St. Clair · ss 129 · Schooled to Write · [The Editor] · cl; biographical sketch of Will Oursler.

Mystery Book Magazine [v6 #1, Fall 1947] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp) There was no issue numbered v5 #4. Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Saint and Sinners · [The Editor] · ed 11 · Schooled to Kill · Will Oursler · na 102 · One Night in Barcelona · William Irish · nv 127 · Murder at Lawford Hall · Leo Marr · ar 132 · Man Bites Dog · O. B. Myers · ss 142 · The Horseshoe Mystery · Margaret Petherbridge · ar 145 · Make Mine Murder · Fergus Truslow · ss 155 · Off My Chest! · Will Cuppy · cl 159 · A Stitch in Crime · Richard Brister · ss 165 · Killer’s Highroad · Robert J. Hogan · ss 173 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 175 · Still on File · Roger Fuller · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v6 #2, Winter 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp) 6 · Hunters and Hunted · [The Editor] · ed [Fredric Brown] 13 · The Masked Angel [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · na 75 · The Dark Hour · Edward Ronns · ss 86 · The Other Man’s Shoes · Kelley Roos · nv 118 · The Clue on the Shade · Margaret Petherbridge · pz; a “Crossword Puzzle Mystery”. 121 · I’ll Cut Your Throat Again, Kathleen · Fredric Brown · nv 132 · My Best Friend Is Death · Wilbur S. Peacock · ss 152 · Little Man, What Then? · Leo Marr · ar; full title on story is “Little Man, What Then? or, Small’s Fires Burned Too Brightly”. 160 · Race for the Morgue · Wyatt Blassingame · ss 179 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 180 · Murder in Mind · John D. MacDonald · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v6 #3, Spring 1948] (25¢, pulp) The Dead Ringer [Ed & Am Hunter] · Fredric Brown · n. Payoff in Violence · Hugh Pentecost · na The Sharger System · Arthur Leo Zagat · ss The High House · Hake Talbot · ss Killer’s Cargo · Bill Morgan · ss Where There’s Smoke · Edward Churchill · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v7 #1, Summer 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 196pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Peter, Peter, Murder Meeter · [The Editor] · ed 9 · Murder Is a Habit [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na 100 · Greetings from Death · Cyril Plunkett · nv 120 · Hot to Handle · O. B. Myers · ss 130 · According to Coyle · Judson P. Philips · nv 156 · To Catch a Thief · John L. Benton · ss 159 · Murder Through the Looking Glass · Roy Vickers · ss 173 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 174 · The Practical Dreamer · Leo Marr · ar 179 · Murder Is a Matter of Opinion · Jules Archer · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v7 #2, Fall 1948] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 196pp, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Morgan Wallace. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Run to Death [Peter Duluth] · Patrick Quentin · na 109 · The Laughing Butcher · Fredric Brown · ss 119 · Elizabeth Took a Walk · Leo Marr · ar 126 · Dark Exit · Helen Reilly · nv; illustrated by Paul Orban 163 · Hand in Hand with Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss 173 · The Corpse in the Cabana · Robert C. Dennis · ss 183 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc; illustrated by Louis Ravielli 184 · Fourth Offense for Eddie · Robert Wallace · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v7 #3, Winter 1948] (25¢, pulp) The Lady in Question · Will Oursler · na The Wrong Envelope [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · nv The Man Who Murdered Shakespeare [Simon Templar (The Saint)] · Leslie Charteris · ss Why Don’t You Go to Bed? · Leslie Gordon Barnard · ss Time Runs Out · O. B. Myers · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v8 #1, Spring 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Black Reminder · Helen Reilly · nv 39 · Sunset Target · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve Feb 1948 48 · A Corpse in His Dreams · John D. MacDonald · nv 77 · Passion at Pimlico · Leo Marr · ts 84 · Murder: One Flight Up · Brett Halliday · ss 92 · Murder Mirage · Westmoreland Gray · nv 121 · Mr. Hardinge Takes the Air · Arch Whitehouse · ss 133 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 134 · Murder at Mesilla · Jackson Hite · ts 141 · Thread of Life · Will Oursler · ss 144 · Sitting Bulls [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v8 #2, Spring 1949] (25¢, 162pp, pulp) Second issue dated Spring 1949. Details taken from eBay listing. The Queen and the Corpse · Max Murray · na The Pink Pigeon · O. B. Myers · nv The Murder Plot · Joel Townsley Rogers · nv Death Wore a Rosebud · Allan Vaughan Elston · ss Bad Blood · Seymour Irving Richin · ss Stranger’s Brain · J. Jay Blair · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v8 #3, Summer 1949] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 162pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Restless Hands · Bruno Fischer · na 70 · Design in Red · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve Jul 1947 79 · Death in a Hansom Cab · Leo Marr · ts 84 · Bedside Murder · John D. MacDonald · nv 104 · The Play’s the Thing · Frank Perkins · ss 113 · The Liquid Bullet · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss 115 · Wrong Murder · Jackson Hite · ar 123 · Behind the Windows · Bernard Louis Jacot · ss 128 · Lady Killer · John W. Clifford · ss 131 · Too Many Patients Died · Stacy Kent · ar 137 · Murder and Matilda · Fredric Brown · ss 144 · Return to Murder · Norman A. Daniels · ss 154 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

Mystery Book Magazine [v9 #1, Fall 1949] (25¢, pulp) The Deadly Weekend · Fredric Brown · na; condensed from The Screaming Mimi, Dutton, 1949. The Dog Died First · Bruno Fischer · na Swift Flows the River · Brett Halliday · ss Payoff · Will Oursler · vi Devil’s Cherry · O. B. Myers · ss Blackmail in Three Acts · Tom Parsons · ss Buzzard’s Wings · Frank Richardson Pierce · ss Date with the Warden · Robert Thomas Allen · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v9 #2, Winter 1950] (25¢, 146pp, pulp) Details taken from Table of Contents. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Waltz with Death · Kelley Roos · nv 45 · How Can You Lose? · D. L. Champion · ss 48 · Portrait of a Killer · Arthur Leo Zagat · nv 72 · The Dark Doorway · Wyatt Blassingame · nv 93 · The Ardent Mistress Arden · Leo Marr · ar 99 · The Kiss-Off · Robert Turner · ss 104 · Hard Guy Burke · Bill Erin · nv 131 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 132 · Santa Claus Precinct · Johnston McCulley · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v9 #3, Spring 1950] (25¢, 146pp, pulp) Details supplied by Gary Garner. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · Murder Has Girl Trouble [Max Thursday] · Wade Miller · n. 119 · Claws for the Peacock · B. J. Benson · ss 127 · I Don’t Know Why I Did It · Stacy Kent · ar 133 · The Amateur · Will Oursler · ss 137 · Transcontinental Alibi · Anthony Boucher · ss

Mystery Book Magazine [v10 #1, Summer 1950] (Best Publications, Inc., 25¢, 146pp, pulp) 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 11 · The Case of the Dancing Sandwiches · Fredric Brown · na 45 · The Sleek Black Cat · Richard Brister · ss 51 · Murder in Bright Lights · Jonathan Joseph & Bryant Ford · na 108 · A Cold Night for Murder · John L. Benton · ss 112 · From the Case Files · Simpson M. Ritter · ms 113 · Dead on the Pin · John D. MacDonald · ss 117 · Maid for Murder, or, Sarah Carradine’s Career · Leo Marr · ts 123 · Death Signs the Check · D. L. Champion · ss 133 · Rabbit! Rabbit! · Philip Ketchum · ss 142 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc

Giant Detective Title changed from Mystery Book Magazine. Publishers: Best Publications, Inc.; 10 East 40th Street, New York, NY: Giant Detective Editors: Leo Margulies - Editor: Giant Detective

Giant Detective [v10 #2, Fall 1950] (25¢, pulp) 11 · Six Minutes of Murder · Walt Sheldon · na 99 · Walk in the Shadows · Fredric Brown · ss 108 · Death in Alaska · William Degenhard · nv 129 · In Cold Blood · D. L. Champion · ss 131 · Spotlight on Murder · Bryant Wilson · ss

Giant Detective [v10 #3, Winter 1951] (Best Publications, 25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Details supplied by Monte Herridge. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl 9 · The Blonde Brought Bullets · Gene Rider · na; illustrated by Orban 86 · Diamond Magic · Benton Braden · ss 95 · The Bothered Bride · Leo Marr · ar 100 · The Deep, Dark Grave · Bruno Fischer · nv 117 · Murder in the Mind · Carroll John Daly · ss 128 · Midnight Rendezvous · Edward Ronns · ss 135 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc 136 · Dead and Dumb [Inspector Allhoff] · D. L. Champion · nv Dime Detective Magazine Oct 1939

Mystery Book Magazine (Canada): Canadian reprint edition of Mystery Book Magazine. Number of issues published not known.

Mystery Book Magazine (Canada)

Mystery Book Magazine (Canada) [February 1949] (Better Publications of Canada, 25¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski) Reprint of the Spring 1949 (US) issue. Details taken from eBay listing. 6 · Good Crimes Are Coming · [The Editor] · cl Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 11 · Black Reminder · Helen Reilly · nv Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 39 · Sunset Target · Barry Perowne · ss Britannia and Eve Feb 1948 48 · A Corpse in His Dreams · John D. MacDonald · nv Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 77 · Passion at Pimlico · Leo Marr · ts Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 84 · Murder: One Flight Up · Brett Halliday · ss Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 92 · Murder Mirage · Westmoreland Gray · nv Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 121 · Mr. Hardinge Takes the Air · Arch Whitehouse · ss Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 133 · A Bargain in Crime · Sam Sleuth · rc Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 134 · Murder at Mesilla · Jackson Hite · ts Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 141 · Thread of Life · Will Oursler · ss Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949 144 · Sitting Bulls [Willie Klump] · Joe Archibald · ss Mystery Book Magazine Spr 1949