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Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #5, May 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Kurt Varg) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Pride Goeth... · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · Table for None [Iphigenia Woodhouse; Harriet Russo] · B. K. Stevens · nv 38 · Pickled Zillionaires · Gary Alexander · ss 53 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 54 · Gang of Three [Chief Robideau] · Jas. R. Petrin · nv 75 · Solution to the April “Unsolved” · Anon. · ms 76 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 78 · Kangaroo Court · Toni L. P. Kelner · ss 92 · The Bondholder [Twin Brothers Bail Bond] · R. T. Lawton · ss 106 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 110 · Red Herring House · James Powell · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 116 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 119 · The Room Over the Bathhouse [Inspector Hanshichi] · Okamoto Kido; translated by Ian MacDonald · nv The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanschichi, University of Hawai’i Press 2007; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series.; translated from the Japanese (“Yuya no Nikei”, Bungei Kurabu, April 1917). 140 · The Story That Won: Be It Ever So...Authentic · Adrian W. Ludens · vi; winner of the November 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #6, June 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Michelle Barnes) Given as v53 #7 & 8, July/August 2008 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Editor’s Notes: Farewell to a Master · Linda Landrigan · ed [Edward D. Hoch] 6 · The Latin Beat [The Four Horsemen] · Loren D. Estleman · ss 22 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 23 · Family Values [Bubba Simms] · Mitch Alderman · ss 42 · Cookies · Molly MacRae & Stephen Johnston · ss 55 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 58 · In Search Of · Will Ludwigsen · ss 62 · Under Sapparn Put [Vijay] · Mithran Somasundrum · ss 77 · Solution to the May “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 78 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 80 · Death in the Keramikos Cemetery [Kleides the Sophist] · Marianne Wilski Strong · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 108 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 112 · Soldiers · Mike Wiecek · ss 126 · Black Water, Bad Heart · Jodi Tamara Harrison · ss 135 · I, Said the Sparrow [Sgt. Beef] · Leo Bruce · ss The Evening Standard Oct 6 1951; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: Anger Management · Adrian W. Ludens · vi; winner of the December 2007 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #7 & 8, July/August 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 240pp, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. fc. · Tom Wasp and the Tower of London · Joel Spector · cv 4 · Editor’s Notes: Now the Novella · Linda Landrigan · ed 5 · Smart Pigs and Sour Gas · Elaine Menage · ss 16 · The Opposite of O [George Sueño; Ernie Bascom] · Martin Limón · nv 36 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 40 · Tom Wasp and the Tower of London [Tom Wasp] · Amy Myers · ss 54 · Law and Order · Jas. R. Petrin · nv 77 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 78 · Pandora’s Demon [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · ss 90 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc; given as by Robert H. Hahn in the Table of Contents. 93 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 94 · A Private Battle [Wilkes-Barre] · Marianne Wilski Strong · nv 114 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 116 · The Treasure Hunter [K.C. Dunbar] · Brendan DuBois · ss 131 · Code Black [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · ss 150 · Mind Game · Ben Rehder · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 158 · Murder in the Hold [Wiki Coffin] · Joan Druett · ss 172 · Conversation with Joan Druett · Anon. · iv 175 · Claustrophobe · Terry Black · nv 186 · Horse Pit [Peter “Pit” Geller] · John Betancourt · na; Black Orchid Novella Award Winner, presented by AHMM and the Wolfe Pack. 234 · Solution to the June “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 235 · The Story That Won: Keen Anticipation · Brian Spencer · vi; winner of the January/February 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 236 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #9, September 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Michael Gibbs) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Just Deserts · Linda Landrigan · ed 6 · Death of an Anarchist · Harriet Rzetelny · ss 22 · Sargasso Sea · John C. Boland · ss 29 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 30 · Baja [Annie Sears] · Edward D. Hoch · ss 43 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 46 · Feat of Clay [Nabu-Zir] · Donald Moffitt · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 69 · Solution to the July/August “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 70 · Davey’s Daughter [Sam Bryson] · Russel D. McLean · ss 84 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 86 · First Cousin, Twice Removed [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · nv 108 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 112 · The Birthday Watch [Miriam Obadah] · G. Miki Hayden · ss 125 · Shalimar Beach · Jean Femling · ss 136 · The Leopard Man’s Story · Jack London · ss Frank Leslie’s Popular Monthly Aug 1903; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: Band on the Run · Frances Lowe · vi; winner of the April 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #10, October 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by Michael Gibbs) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: The Post-Awards Issue · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · The Stolen Venus [Pliny] · Darrell Schweitzer · ss 18 · Skin and Bones [Mickey Counihan] · David Edgerley Gates · nv 55 · The Four Castles · Terence Faherty · ss 69 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 70 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 74 · Catch Your Death [Herbie Sawyer] · D. A. McGuire · nv 100 · Solution to the September “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 101 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 102 · Reel Crime · J. Remilly · mr 102 · The Quick Brown Fox · Robert S. Levinson · nv 125 · The Blue Sequin [Dr. John Thorndyke] · R. Austin Freeman · ss Pearson’s Magazine Dec 1908; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: Dry Run · Chris Laing · vi; winner of the April 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #11, November 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 144pp, digest, cover by John Sposato) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Characters Apart · Linda Landrigan · ed 4 · Killing Time [Josie Prescott] · Jane K. Cleland · ss 22 · Blind Side · Peter Sellers · ss 33 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 34 · Unsolved · Robert Kesling · pz 36 · Discovery · Kristine Kathryn Rusch · ss 52 · Sob Sister [The Four Horsemen] · Loren D. Estleman · ss 67 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 70 · The Warcoombe Witch · James Lincoln Warren · ss 81 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 82 · No. 40 Basin Street [Jacques Dugas] · O’Neil De Noux · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 124 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 128 · A Perverted Genius [Rev. Latimer Field] · Silas K. Hocking · ss The Adventures of Latimer Field, Curate, Warne 1903; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 140 · The Story That Won: Unseasonal Greetings · K. J. Zimring · vi; winner of the May 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 141 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v53 #12, December 2008] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Doug Gray) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Banquet of Suspense · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · Guilt · Gilbert M. Stack · nv 25 · Haven’t Seen You Since the Funeral [Valerie Dymond] · Ernest B. & Alice A. Brown · ss 42 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 44 · Comes Around · Chris Rogers · ss 50 · The Proper Application of Pressure to a Wound · Sherry Decker · ss 60 · Grave Trouble [Holiday Burglars] · R. T. Lawton · ss 73 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 74 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 76 · Carrying the News for a Dead Paperboy · James Van Pelt · ss 87 · Solution to the November “Unsolved” · Anon. · ms 89 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 93 · The Sign in the Sky [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss The Grand Magazine Jul 1925; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 106 · The Story That Won: Going Underground · Katherine Chappell · vi; winner of the June 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest. 107 · Index: Volume Fifty-Three, 2008 · Anon. · ix

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v54 #1 & 2, January/February 2009] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $7.99, 192pp, digest, cover by Jorge Mascarenhas) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 4 · Editor’s Notes: Happy Holidays from the Staff of AHMM · Anon. · ct; drawing of Alfred Hitchcock with a Christmas box. 5 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 6 · Nothing Is Easy · Jas. R. Petrin · nv 30 · A Small Circle [New York County Courthouse] · K. J. Egan · ss 39 · The Garden Tour · Janice Law · ss 48 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 49 · Charlie and the Pirates · Gary Alexander · ss 60 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 62 · Santa Baby · Melodie Campbell · ss 66 · A Dreadful Day · Dan Warthman · ss 81 · Shanghaied · James Lincoln Warren · ss 98 · Reel Crime · J. Rentilly · mr 102 · Remembering Tally · John M. Floyd · ss 110 · Eliminate the Middleman [Cyrus Auburn] · John H. Dirckx · ss 130 · After the Dreamtime · Janet E. Irvin · ss 139 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 140 · Any Means Short of Murder [Susanna, Lady Appleton] · Kathy Lynn Emerson · ss 156 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 160 · The Icicle Judgment [Colm] · Mike Culpepper · ss; illustrated by Tim Foley 168 · A Walk in the Park · Iain Rowan · ss 178 · The Porcupine Tree [Laskin, South Dakota] · Eve Fisher · ss 186 · Solution to the December “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 190 · The Story That Won: Right or Wrong · Debra Lashley · vi; winner of the July/August 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v54 #3, March 2009] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Eric Westbrook) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: What Comes Around · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · The Graycats · Douglas Grant Johnson · nv 27 · Oil Slick · Jay Brooks · ss 32 · Pandora’s Mistake [Pandora Parson] · Gilbert M. Stack · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 55 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 56 · 200 Big Ones · John C. Boland · ss 69 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 70 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 72 · Past Imperfect [Duff Kerrigan] · Jim Ingraham · nv 92 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 95 · Solution to the January/February “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 96 · Blind Eye · S. W. Hubbard · ss 109 · The Story That Won: Box Set · Jeff Petrill · vi; winner of the September 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v54 #4, April 2009] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by John Jinks) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Second Chances · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · A Cutting Wind [Tito Amato] · Beverle Graves Myers · ss 15 · The Rules of Evidence · Steven Gore · ss 25 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 26 · Price Tag Attached [Burleigh Drummond] · O’Neil de Noux & Kent Westmoreland · nv 46 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 47 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 50 · Manhunt · Frank T. Wydra · ss 66 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 68 · Death Inside the Box · John H. Dirckx · ss 77 · Solution to the March “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 78 · Deadline Edition [R. J. & Ginny Carr] · S. L. Franklin · nv 101 · Flora Obscura [Fletcher Flora] · Loren D. Estleman · iv 103 · Insurance · Fletcher Flora · ss Menace Jan 1955; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 109 · The Story That Won: Ready to Answer the Bell · Kevin McElhinney · vi; winner of the October 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v54 #5, May 2009] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by Fritz Kocher) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Foul Play · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · Shanks Gets Killed [Leopold Longshanks] · Robert Lopresti · nv; illustrated by Tim Foley 23 · The American Dream · J. M. Gregson · ss 29 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 30 · Digby, Attorney at Law · Jim Fusilli · ss 40 · Solution to the April “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 41 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 42 · Heavy Lifting · Jas. R. Petrin · ss 58 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 60 · Death of a Condo Commando · Elaine Viets · ss 71 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 74 · The Case of the Extra Ventriloquist · Ron Goulart · ss 89 · The Fabricator · Jack Ritchie · ss 94 · Evil by Design [Wilkes-Barre] · Marianne Wilski Strong · ss 109 · The Story That Won: Bent and Venting · Randy DeWitt · vi; winner of the November 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.

Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine [v54 #6, June 2009] ed. Linda Landrigan (Dell Magazines, $4.99, 112pp, digest, cover by George Schill) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Editor’s Notes: Sorry & Celebration · Linda Landrigan · ed 3 · The Lineup · Anon. · bg 4 · Jack the Tripper [Jack Eddy] · Dick Stodghill · nv 23 · Booked & Printed · Robert C. Hahn · rc 26 · Flashback · Doug Allyn · ss 35 · Mysterious Photograph · Anon. · cn; $25 given to the best short-short to explain the photograph. 36 · Designed to Kill [Josie Prescott] · Jane K. Cleland · nv 60 · Dying Words Acrostic Puzzle · Arlene Fisher · pz 62 · Home Inversion [Garth Frederickson] · George C. Chesbro · ss 72 · Adjuncts Anonymous · B. K. Stevens · nv 99 · The Mysterious Cipher · Willie Rose · pz 100 · Step Right Up! · Tony L. P. Keller · is [Fredric Brown] 101 · Fugitive Imposter · Fredric Brown · ss Ten Detective Aces Jan 1941; in AHMM’s “Mystery Classic” series. 108 · Solution to the May “Dying Words” · Anon. · ms 109 · The Story That Won: Bamboozled · Ann Swann · vi; winner of the December 2008 “Mysterious Photograph” contest.