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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #3, March 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. fc. · Frederic Bazille Painting the Heron · Pierre-Auguste Renoir · cv 1867 3 · Editor’s Notes: Detectives, Spies, Gangsters and P.I.’s · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · Bloody Island [Ezra Smithson] · David Linzee · ss 14 · Dickie Danger, Boy Detective [Wes Goodhill] · Ron Goulart · nv 32 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 33 · First Blood [Annie Sears] · Edward D. Hoch · nv 50 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 54 · Ten Little Gangsters · M. J. Jones · ss 67 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 68 · Exploitation · J. M. Gregson · ss 75 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 78 · The Limner’s Masterpiece · Janice Law · ss 88 · Emeralds? Oh, Those Emeralds [Polijn the Minstrel] · Dan Crawford · ss 102 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 104 · Marley’s Package [Charles Marley] · John C. Boland · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 115 · Dave Stevens, I Presume? · Dave Zeltserman · ss 126 · The Clever Cockatoo [Philip Trent] · E. C. Bentley · ss The Strand Magazine Jul 1914; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: A Prickly Figure · Monica Clark · vi; winner of the September 2006 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #4, April 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Anson Liaw) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Editor’s Notes: Hand-Crafted Crime · Linda Landrigan · ed 6 · The Return of Jasper Kohl · John C. Boland · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 31 · Solution to the March “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 32 · Dishes · Stringfellow Forbes · ss 37 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 38 · Drawn from Death · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · nv 56 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 60 · Not Your Everyday Poison [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · nv 86 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 88 · Pandora’s Defense [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · nv 114 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 117 · The Knight’s Cross Signal Problem [Max Carrados] · Ernest Bramah · nv News of the World Aug 24 1913 (+1), as “The Mystery of the Signals”; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: Fog-Get It! · Art Cosing · vi; winner of the October 2006 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #5, May 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Kino Brod) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Editor’s Notes: A Pocketful of Wry · Linda Landrigan · ed 6 · A Piece of Work [Beemer] · Jas. R. Petrin · ss 20 · The Last of the Magic [Polijn the Minstrel] · Dan Crawford · ss 30 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 35 · The Bondstone [Twin Brothers Bail Bond] · R. T. Lawton · ss 49 · Solution to the April “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 50 · Sophistication [Laskin, South Dakota] · Eve Fisher · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 57 · The Yam Pots the Art World Wanted [George P. Tilbury] · Martha B. G. Lufkin · nv 82 · Unsolved · Robert V. Kesling · pz 84 · Good-bye, Mr. Clips · Neil Schofield · nv 102 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 103 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 106 · Brimstone P.I. · Beverle Graves Myers · ss 116 · Cathedrals R Us · Edmund X. DeJesus · ss 125 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 126 · The Riddle of the Jack of Diamonds [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Fifty Famous Detectives of Fiction, ed. Anon., Odhams 1938; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: Three Amigos? · Monica Clark · vi; winner of the November 2006 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #6, June 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Anthony Mullen) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Two by Two · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The End of the Train [David Keegan] · Mike Wiecek · nv 23 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 26 · To Honor Ichiko and Defend Japan · Alan Gratz · ss 40 · Trust Me [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss 55 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 56 · Step on a Crack [Mickey Counihan] · David Edgerley Gates · nv 84 · Saint Casimir’s Fire [Wilkes-Barre] · Marianne Wilski Strong · nv 107 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 110 · How to Survive Downsizing · J. Michlitsch · ss 121 · Solution to the May “Unsolved” · Anon. · ms 122 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 123 · The Safety Match · Anton Chekhov · nv Cook’s Wedding and Other Stories, Macmillan 1922, as “The Swedish Match”; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series.; translated from the Russian. 141 · The Story That Won: Swing by the Cabin · Jimmie L. Neighbors · vi; winner of the December 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #7 & 8, July/August 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $5.99, 240pp, digest, cover by Currier & Ives & Getty Images) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 4 · Editor’s Notes: Details, Details · Linda Landrigan · ed 6 · Down on the Pontchartrain [John Raven Beau] · O’Neil De Noux · nv 24 · Conversation with O’Neil De Noux · Anon. · iv 26 · My Life in Crime · Janice Law · ss 36 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 41 · Pandora’s Journey [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · nv 71 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 72 · Death at My Door [Trevor Oaks] · Percy Spurlark Parker · ss 88 · Murder: A User’s Guide · Neil Schofield · nv 105 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 106 · A Prisoner of Memory [Neil Gulliver] · Robert S. Levinson · ss 122 · German Johnson and the Lost Horizon [German Johnson] · L. A. Wilson, Jr. · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 144 · School for Burglars · Melodie Campbell · ss 150 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hain · rc 154 · The Weight · Tim Maleeny · ss 163 · Country Manners [K.C. Dunbar] · Brendan DuBois · nv 180 · The Palace Roxy [Chief Robideau] · Jas. R. Petrin · nv 212 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 214 · Untying the Knot · Barry Baldwin · ss 221 · Incident at Lonely Rocks · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 237 · The Story That Won: One Way · J. F. Peirce · vi; winner of the January/February 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #9, September 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Curtis Parker) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The Guardians · Jim Fusilli · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 19 · Marley’s Woman [Charles Marley] · John C. Boland · ss 31 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 34 · Time and Tide [Nick Randall] · David Harrison · ss 48 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 50 · Dallas Hoedown [FBI Special Agent Dawna Shepherd] · Diana Deverell · ss 65 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 66 · Wasting Assets · Mike Wiecek · nv 87 · Blood on the Snow [Duff Kerrigan] · Jim Ingraham · ss 99 · Conversation with Jim Ingraham · Anon. · iv 103 · Imported from Africa [Miriam Obadah] · G. Miki Hayden · ss 118 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 122 · The Stanway Cameo Mystery [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Strand Magazine Aug 1894; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: Bats and Balls · Art Cosing · vi; winner of the March 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #10, October 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Joel Spector) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The Golden Rule · Jas. R. Petrin · ss 15 · Needle [Amos Walker] · Loren D. Estleman · ss 23 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 25 · When the Wind Blows · James Lincoln Warren · ss 37 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 40 · A Sign of Peace [Gilbert Souza] · James T. Shannon · ss 50 · The Survivor of the Storms [Jack Eddy] · Dick Stodghill · nv 71 · Street Justice · Frank T. Wydra · ss 80 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 84 · Too Cold a Trail · Birney Dibble · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 99 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 100 · Either Way · Bruce Graham · ss 114 · The Lodger · Marie Belloc Lowndes · nv Nash’s Magazine Jan 1911; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: The Lies and Fall of Pierre Menteur · James E. Spitzer · vi; winner of the April 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #11, November 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Joel Spector) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The Last Ghost of Strachan Island · Terence Faherty · ss 20 · Of Wax and Watermarks [Remy “The Chevalier”] · R. T. Lawton · nv 39 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 42 · Account Closed · William Link · ss 50 · Killing Time · Rhys Bowen · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 67 · Public Immunity [Laskin, South Dakota] · Eve Fisher · ss 76 · Cliff’s Folly [Cliff Mills] · Douglas Grant Johnson · nv 107 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 108 · Unsolved · Robert V. Kesling · pz 109 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 110 · Homestead [Leonard Smith, Aboriginal Liaison Constable] · Rex Burns · ss 122 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 125 · The Judge’s House · Bram Stoker · ss Holly Leaves Dec 5 1891; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 141 · The Story That Won: Mis-Directions · Rene Matejek · vi; winner of the May 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v52 #12, December 2007] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 2144pp, digest, cover by Vance Vasu) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Crime for All Time · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The Bookworm’s Demise [Nicco Zianni] · Beverle Graves Myers · nv 24 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 25 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 26 · Car Trouble [Leo “Skig” Skorzeny] · Jas. R. Petrin · nv 44 · Dead of Winter · Catherine Mambretti · ss 56 · Mandelbrot’s Patterns [Detective Sergeant Sam Rich] · Keith McCarthy · nv 78 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 80 · The Green Flash · DeLoris Stanton Forbes · ss 88 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 92 · Pandora’s Fort [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · nv 124 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 128 · A Watcher by the Dead · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner Dec 29 1889; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 137 · Solution to the November “Unsolved” · Anon. · ms 138 · The Story That Won: In Plain Sight · Benjamin H. Foreman · vi; winner of the June 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 139 · Index: Volume Fifty-Two, 2007 · Anon. · ix

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #1 & 2, January/February 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 240pp, digest, cover by Melinda Newman) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Editor’s Notes: Happy Holidays · Joel Spector · ct; picture of Alfred Hitchcock as Santa Claus. 6 · Chainsaw Nativity · S. W. Hubbard · ss 20 · The Voice at the Barbican Gate · Eric Rutter · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 43 · A Killing in Midtown [Miriam Obadah] · G. Miki Hayden · ss 56 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 59 · Click, Click, Click [Holiday Burglars] · R. T. Lawton · ss 70 · How’s My Driving? · Loren D. Estleman · ss 78 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 80 · Death Takes Center Stage [Kubiak] · Steve Lindley · nv 108 · The Ginkgo Leaf [Lady Aoi] · Ann Woodward · ss 120 · Golden Years · Janice Law · ss 129 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 130 · Best of Breed · Elaine Menge · nv 153 · Solution to the December “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 154 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 158 · Panic on Portage Path [Jack Eddy] · Dick Stodghill · nv 177 · Numskulduggery [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · nv 203 · Pandora’s Ghost Town [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · nv 237 · The Story That Won: Keep It Under Your Hat · Marsha Ahrenkiel · vi; winner of the July/August 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #3, March 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $3.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Ablestock & Images.com) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Guest Editorial: The Immortal Sherlock Holmes · Leslie S. Klinger · ed 6 · Horse Friends · Scott Mackay · nv 23 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 24 · Set ’Em Up, Joe · David Edgerley Gates · ss 36 · The Final Catch [Jenny Wilson] · Brendan DuBois · nv 58 · Unsolved · Robert V. Kesling · pz 60 · The Length of a Straw · R. T. Lawton · ss 71 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 74 · The Killing Farm [Dr. Frankie McCrae] · Doug Allyn · nv 94 · The Road to the Airport · Donna Thorland · ss 100 · Death Row · Michael Z. Lewin · ss 109 · Solution to the January/February “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 110 · Reel Crime · Steve Hockensmith · mr 123 · The Adventure of the Red Circle [Sherlock Holmes] · Arthur Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Mar 1911 (+1); annotated by Leslie S. Klinger (from The New Annotated Sherlock Holmes, Norton, 2005).; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: Bedtime Story · Stephen D. Rogers · vi; winner of the September 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #4, April 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Joel Spector) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: First Place in Mystery · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · Cold Reason [Carmine Ferrari; Custer Malone] · James Lincoln Warren · nv 26 · What Friends Are For [Sam Bryson] · Russel D. McLean · ss 41 · The Hard Case · Robert Lopresti · ss 46 · Case Capped [Wilkes-Barre] · Marianne Wilski Strong · ss 50 · Talking Herself to Death · Cathryn Grant · nv 66 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 68 · The Lagoon [Laskin, South Dakota] · Eve Fisher · vi 71 · Solution to the March “Unsolved” · Anon. · ms 72 · 8 Across · Leigh Lundin · nv 93 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 94 · Messenger from Hades · Edward D. Hoch · ss 106 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 107 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 110 · Murder in the Barrens [Inspector Tal Zhaga] · Judy Roe · nv 134 · If I Quench Thee... · William E. Chambers · ss Tricks and Treats, ed. Joe Gores & Bill Pronzini, Doubleday 1976; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: A Nagging Problem · Mike Donovan · vi; winner of the October 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg