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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v23, #125, April 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Given as v24 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Complete List of the 53 Prize-Winning Stories in EQMM’s Ninth Annual Contest: The Best Detective-Crime-Mystery Short Stories of 1954 · Anon. · ms 5 · Double Image · Roy Vickers · nv; first prize winner in 9th annual contest. 34 · Triple Cross · John D. MacDonald · ss Black Mask Jul 1949, as “Heritage of Hate” 46 · Peters, Detective [Merivale] · Eden Phillpotts · ss The Windsor Magazine Jun 1907 59 · The Pale Sergeant · Henry Myers · ss 65 · April Fool · Mark Van Doren · ss 70 · Will You Make a Bet with Death? · John Dickson Carr · pl; first broadcast on Suspense, CBS radio, November 10, 1942. 81 · Miser’s Gold [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Jun 18 1950, as “Love Hunts a Hidden Treasure”; given as “Buried Treasure Dept.: Miser’s Gold” on the story itself. 86 · President Sam Houston: Detective · James C. Brough · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 96 · The Night Calhoun Was Off Duty · Thomas Walsh · ss 1938 106 · The Bookhawker · Lance Sieveking · ss 1932 113 · Anecdotage · Anon. (by Frederic Dannay) · is [Arthur Morrison] 115 · The Flitterbat Lancers [Martin Hewitt] · Arthur Morrison · nv The Windsor Magazine Apr 1896, as “The Case of the ‘Flitterbat Lancers’” 132 · Death and Canasta [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · vi This Week Oct 15 1950 136 · Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 138 · Tall Story [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v23, #126, May 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. fc. · [photo] · Anon. · cv 3 · The Trumpet Sounds · Mary Roberts Rinehart · ss Collier’s Apr 24 1926 20 · Right in the Heart · William Holder · ss 1951 25 · The Judgment of En-Lil · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 34 · Chain of Witnesses [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss 52 · The Crate at Outpost 1 · Matthew Gant · ss 58 · A Trip to Czardis · Edwin Granberry · ss The Forum Apr 1932 64 · How the Sergeant Was Fooled · Anon. · vi ca. 1890 65 · Mom in the Spring [Mom] · James Yaffe · ss 81 · Louisville Blues · Albert Johnston · ss 89 · The Talking Calf · Hugh Pentecost · na The American Magazine Apr 1952, as “The Talking Calf Murder” 124 · My Watch · Mark Twain · vi Buffalo Express Nov 26 1870 127 · The House Party · Stanley Ellin · ss 142 · Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v23, #127, June 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Whole Town’s Sleeping · Ray Bradbury · ss McCall’s Sep 1950 16 · Mum Knows Best [Albert Campion; Charley Luke] · Margery Allingham · ss The (London) Evening News May 12 1954, as “Mother Knows Best” 22 · Backward, Turn Backward · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv 42 · The Master of Mystery · Jack London · ss Out West Magazine Sep 1902 51 · The Fortune Teller · Karel Capek; translated by Paul Selver · ss Tales from Two Pockets, Faber 1932; translated from the Czech (Povidky z Jedne Kapsy & Povidky z Druhe Kapsy, 1929). 55 · The Mystery of the Fabulous Laundryman · Ben Hecht · ss Liberty Oct 31 1931 65 · The Day of the Last Rock Fight · Joseph Whitehill · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 81 · Queen of the Graveyard Ghouls · Barry Benefield · ss Ladies’ Home Journal Oct 1914 96 · Dead Shot · Cornell Woolrich · nv Black Mask Jul 1944, as “Picture Frame” 122 · Nothing Will Hurt You, Lucy · Luttrell Tucker · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 132 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 134 · At Midnight, in the Month of June · Ray Bradbury · ss 143 · Index to Volume 23—January-June 1954 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #1, #128, July 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Given as v25 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Case of the Irate Witness [Perry Mason] · Erle Stanley Gardner · ss Collier’s Jan 17 1953 16 · The Tuesday and Friday Thefts [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss 26 · On the Very Street You Live · Fred Charap · ss 32 · The Black Ruby · William D. Gent · ss 39 · The Detective · Kristin Field · vi 40 · Eddy Takes Vanishing Lessons · Todd Capp · vi 42 · Somebody Has to Make a Move [Wade Paris] · Ben Benson · ss 51 · The Persistent House-Hunters [A.B.C. Hawkes] · Bechhofer Roberts · nv The Passing Show Nov 24 1934 65 · A Case of Catnapping · A. H. Z. Carr · ss 76 · Boy for Tea · Ward Greene · ss The American Mercury Jun 1930 82 · The Long, Thin Man [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Sep 16 1950 95 · The New Administration · Melville Davisson Post · ss The Saturday Evening Post Nov 20 1915 108 · Macavity, The Mystery Cat · T. S. Eliot · pm Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, Faber 1939 110 · The Couple Next Door [Inspector Sands] · Margaret Millar · ss 123 · Wild Goose Chase [Lew Archer] · John Ross Macdonald · nv 142 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #2, #129, August 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Find the Innocent [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · na 34 · Autopsy and Eva [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Craig Rice & Stuart Palmer · nv 54 · Claude Diphthong, Student of Crime · Ring Lardner · ss 65 · On Edge · Pat Frank · ss Collier’s Jul 22 1950 69 · The Iron Hand in the Velvet Glove · Don Marquis · ss Collier’s May 12 1928, as “The Escaping Burglar” 75 · The Silver Protector · Ellis Parker Butler · ss Everybody’s Magazine Feb 1909, as “Our First Burglar” 81 · GI Story [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 88 · By His Own Act · Emily Jackson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 99 · How It Happened · A. Conan Doyle · ss The Strand Magazine Sep 1913 102 · Heat Spell · John L. Hayward · ss 108 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 110 · Anything New on the Strangler? · James M. Ullman · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #3, #130, September 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Diamonds in Paradise [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 8 · The Man Out of the Rain · Philip MacDonald · nv 29 · Murder Plays Through · Hugh Pentecost · nv The American Magazine Jul 1952 65 · When Are People Going to Learn? · John F. Suter · ss 75 · A Posteriori · Helen Simpson · ss Lovat Dickson’s Magazine Jul 1934 81 · The Unexpected · Jack London · ss Blackwood’s Magazine Aug 1906 96 · Bad Check · Hodding Carter · vi 99 · Do a Dame a Favor? · Norbert Davis · nv Black Mask Nov 1940, as “You’ll Die Laughing” 123 · The Customer Is Not Always Right [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard Mar 9 1953, as “The Awkward Customer” 127 · Best of Friends · Babette Rosmond · ss 132 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 134 · You Know What, Teacher? · Zenna Henderson · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #4, #131, October 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Emsh) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Debt of Honor · Cornell Woolrich · ss Double Detective Nov 1938, as “I.O.U.—One Life” 15 · The Mark of the Flail · L. J. Beeston · ss (r) 24 · There Are No Snakes in Hawaii · Juanita Sheridan · na 55 · Payment in Full · Dion Henderson · ss 65 · The Crooked Figures [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r) 74 · Socrates Solves a Murder [Socrates] · Brèni James · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 81 · The Big Tipper · Hartzell Spence · ss Bluebook Nov 1952, as “The Man Who Tipped the Croupiers” 89 · The Man Who Feared the Water · Margery Sharp · ss 99 · The Dog and the Horse [from Zadig] · Voltaire; translated, uncredited · ex (r); first English translation was in 1749 (London: John Brindley), but this is a different, unsigned, translation.; translated from the French (“Zadig ou la Destinée”, 1747). 102 · Banquet and a Half · Lee Hays · ss 107 · Duello · Stephen Barr · vi 110 · Mom Sheds a Tear [Mom] · James Yaffe · nv 124 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 126 · The Dipping of the Candlemaker · Hayden Howard · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #5, #132, November 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Kirberger) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Due Process · Harry Miner · ss 11 · Only a Chinago · Jack London · ss The Illustrated London News Jun 26 1909 22 · The Army of Little Ears [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Sep 29 1951, as “There Is a Man in Hiding” 35 · Hail and Farewell · Peter Godfrey · ss 41 · The Suicide of Kiaros · L. Frank Baum · ss The White Elephant Sep 1897; slightly revised to replace references to a Jewish moneylender with references to a Greek moneylender. 52 · How Does Your Garden Grow? [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss Ladies’ Home Journal Jun 1935 65 · Whistle While You Work · William Link & Richard Levinson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 72 · Mrs. Jellison · Sara Henderson Hay · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 81 · The Candy Kid [Lester Leith] · Erle Stanley Gardner · nv Detective Fiction Weekly Mar 14 1931 106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 108 · The Man with the Blue Ears [Marshall T. Custer] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss; contest with almost two score of errors for the reader to identify. 124 · I Always Get the Cuties · John D. MacDonald · ss 131 · Taste · Roald Dahl · ss The New Yorker Dec 8 1951

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v24 #6, #133, December 1954] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by Dirone Photography) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Something That Happened in Our House · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine Oct 1941, as “Murder at Mother’s Knee” 26 · The Spirit of the Place [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r) 37 · Fools for Luck; or, The Price of a Seegar · Peter B. Kyne · ss The American Magazine Aug 1934 52 · Two-Bit Gangster · Thomas Millstead · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · The Man Who Utterly Vanished [Charley Luke; Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss 70 · The Law Is the Law · Liam O’Flaherty · ss 81 · Death Before Breakfast [Lt. Timothy Trant] · Q. Patrick · ss This Week Mar 11 1951 85 · The Ninth Circle · Robert Lewis · ss 95 · Follow the Leader · Dorothy Dunn · ss 107 · The Accused [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss Today’s Family Feb 1953, as “The Robber of Wrightsville” 120 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 122 · Nine to One You’ll Hang · Roy Vickers · nv 142 · Index to Volume 24—July-December 1954 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #1, #134, January 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Man in the Empty Chair [Harley Quin] · Agatha Christie · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Jun 22 1929, as “The Dead Harlequin” 21 · The Tougher They Come · Ben Ray Redman · ss 34 · To the Man on Trail · Jack London · ss Overland Monthly Jan 1899 41 · The Telephone Fisherman [Prof. Henry Poggioli] · T. S. Stribling · ss 57 · Probation · Marian Lloyd Dix · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · A Sudden Dread of...Nothing · A. H. Z. Carr · ss 81 · The Mystery of the Missing Manuscript · Ellery Queen · is 82 · The Return of Prince Zaleski [Prince Zaleski] · M. P. Shiel · ss 89 · Noel, Noel · Barry Perowne · ss 96 · If I Should Die · Hugh Pentecost · nv Argosy Oct 1949 126 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 128 · Exhibit A · William O’Farrell · ss 134 · Rehearsal for Murder · Ben Hecht · ss 1951, as “Guilty!”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #2, #135, February 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. ifc. · Win a Beautiful New English Ford · Anon. · cn 3 · Meet Me by the Mannequin · Cornell Woolrich · nv Dime Detective Magazine Jun 1940 24 · The Curious Affair on Nut Row [Charley Luke; Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss 29 · The Body in the Pool · Rufus King · ss 37 · The Mystery of the Pocketbook · Joseph C. Lincoln · ss 1933 50 · Wake Up and Live · Michael Sands · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · Socrates Solves Another Murder [Socrates] · Brèni James · ss 72 · The Significant Letter [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss (r) 81 · Pay-Off Girl · James M. Cain · ss Esquire Aug 1952 88 · Mr. Peverill Returns for His Hat · Charles Alden Peterson · ss Town & Country Jan 1948 96 · You Can’t Change Sides · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s Jun 10 1939, as “The Key” 108 · The New Master · Lord Dunsany · ss The Little Tales of Smethers, Jarrolds 1952 116 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 118 · Beyond the Shadow of a Dream [John J. Malone] · Craig Rice · nv 131 · A Connoisseur’s Revenge · Roald Dahl · nv Collier’s Sep 4 1953, as “The Devious Bachelor”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v25 #3, #136, March 1955] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 144pp+, digest) 3 · Complete List of the 47 Prize-Winning Stories in EQMM’s Tenth Annual Contest · Anon. · ms 5 · The Moment of Decision · Stanley Ellin · nv 23 · Editor’s Note · Ellery Queen · ms [Stanley Ellin] 24 · From the Golden Era · Anon. · is [Agatha Christie] 25 · The Girl in Electric Blue [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Apr 4 1923, as “The Mystery of the Plymouth Express” 36 · Ambitious Cop · William Fay · ss 1949 47 · Candid Witness · Frank Gruber · vi Black Mask Jul 1937 50 · Glitter of Diamonds · Elisabeth Sanxay Holding · ss 60 · The Gamblers’ Club [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week Jan 7 1951 65 · Return of Raffles · Anon. · is [Barry Perowne] 66 · Raffles and the Princess Amen [A.J. Raffles] · Barry Perowne · ss 80 · Fatal Formula · Don Morse · pm 81 · The Face of the Assassin [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s Apr 19 1952, as “Death Danced in Baghdad” 93 · Father Was Always Right · Hugh A. Mulligan · ss 106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 108 · Invitation to Sudden Death · Cornell Woolrich · ss Detective Fiction Weekly Feb 27 1937, as “Blue Is for Bravery” 125 · The Hand in the Dark · L. J. Beeston · ss The Strand Magazine Nov 1918 133 · The Crime by the River · Edmund Crispin · ss 137 · The Mirror of the Man · Jan Thompson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.