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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v41 #5, #234, May 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Gary Garner.

6 · The Wolf and the Wayward WAC [Dr. Daniel Webster Coffee] · Lawrence G. Blochman · ss
24 · The Ingenious Jonathan Jones · Laren Dart · pm
26 · The Clue of the Knave of Diamonds [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · nv
52 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
52 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
53 · Death Scene · Helen Nielsen · ss
62 · Ripe for Plucking · Martin Ivory · ss
67 · The Catalytic Agent [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) May 1962, as “The Cat Cracker”
79 · The Analytic Agent · George Sumner Albee · ss
90 · Turn and Turnabout · Richard Curtis · ss
99 · Vengeance Is Mine... · Leatrice Wigginton · ss
107 · Falling Star · Richard O. Lewis · ss
119 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
120 · Have You a Fortune in Your Attic? [Grandfather Rastin] · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss
134 · The Assistant Murderer · Fredric Brown · vi Playboy May 1961, as “Hobbyist”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v41 #6, #235, June 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 164pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Color of Truth [Department of Dead Ends] · Roy Vickers · nv
25 · Operation Bonaparte [Michael Dane James; Ted Bennett] · James Michael Ullman · ss
39 · Only the First Reading · Raleigh Bond · ss
43 · Mystery Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
43 · Mystery Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
44 · Grease Job · Gary Jennings · ss
58 · The Bottle Mine · Kenneth L. Roberts · ss Antiquamania, Doubleday, Doran 1928
67 · The Adventure of the Counterfeit Sovereign [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
75 · The Gods, to Avenge... [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · nv
99 · The Shaken Heart · Paul W. Fairman · ss This Week Aug 16 1959, as “Rumble in Sunset Park”
105 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
106 · The Miracle on Fifth Avenue · Olga Marx · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
115 · Concealed Evidence · Herbert Harris · vi
118 · Tough Cop · Borden Deal · ss
130 · The Abominable House Guest · Theodore Sturgeon · ss Weird Tales Mar 1947, as “Fluffy”
137 · The Day the Children Vanished · Hugh Pentecost · nv This Week Apr 20 1958 (+2), as “The Children Vanished”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #1, #236, July 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Mrs. Dearly’s Special Day · Fletcher Flora · ss
16 · Blood Money · Avram Davidson · ss
33 · The Regent’s Court Murder [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Oct 24 1923, as “The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman”
42 · The Man Who Counted His Blessings · Richard O. Lewis · ss
53 · The Inquisitive Butcher of Nice · James Holding · ss
67 · Come Home, Come Home · Robert Edmond Alter · ss
80 · I’ll Never Play Detective Again · Cornell Woolrich · ss Black Mask May 1937
99 · Thank You, Mr. Thurston · Ed Dumonte · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
103 · Cavalier of the Streets [Michael Wagstaffe] · Michael Arlen · ss Harper’s Bazar Jun 1923
114 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
115 · The Ransom of Red Chief · O. Henry · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 6 1907
124 · The Ransom of Angelo [Minerva Club] · Victor Canning · ss Argosy (UK) Nov 1961, as “Twinkle, Twinkle”
141 · A Paper for Mr. Wurley · William O’Farrell · ss
151 · A Funeral for Patrolman Cameron · Norman Daniels · ss
161 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #2, #237, August 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · In the Middle of Nowhere [Uncle George Crowder] · Hugh Pentecost · ss
23 · Flint’s Diamonds [Minerva Club] · Victor Canning · ss Today Jan 5 1963, as “To Lottie with Love”
32 · A Warm Day in November · John Bell Clayton · ss The Strangers Were There, Macmillan 1957
41 · One Morning in the Park · Barbara Fried · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
50 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
51 · The One and Only Bernie [Bernie Helper] · Charles Green · ss
67 · Town Hero · Edwin P. Hicks · ss
78 · A Question of Neighborliness · David Ely · ss
85 · The Luminous Face [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss 1954, as “Testimony After Death”
92 · What Would You Do? · Marvin Rossman · ss
99 · The Caper of the Century · Margaret Austin · ss
109 · Melodrama in Three Acts [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Jun 1962, as “The Headmaster”
121 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
123 · A Break in the Weather · Talmage Powell · ss
128 · The “Laughing Man” Murders [Inspector Martin Field] · Patrick Quentin · na The American Magazine Mar 1953, as “The Laughing Man”
162 · Box Score for 1962 · Anon. · ms; tabulation of sources of stories in Anthony Boucher’s Best Detective Stories of the Year.

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #3, #238, September 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 164pp, digest)
Details supplied by K. Becker.

6 · The Washington, D.C., Murders · Pat McGerr · ss
13 · The Key to Power · C. S. Forester · ss 1951, as “The Bower of Roses”
26 · The Caesar Complex [Stuff Driscoll] · Rufus King · nv
41 · A Visit to Masterman · Harold Sinclair · ss Esquire Oct 1952, as “Minutes Out of Time”
50 · The Adventure of the Snared Drummer [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
58 · Diamond Cut Diamond [Anthony Smith (The Mixer)] · Edgar Wallace · ss The Mixer, Long 1927, as “The Seventy-Fourth Diamond”
67 · Number Ten Q Street · Helen McCloy · nv
91 · The Seal of God · April Aarons · ss
99 · Foggy, Foggy Night · Vern Gaudel · vi
101 · As If by Magic [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1961, as “The Hiding Place”
104 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
105 · Prose and Auntie · Richard M. Gordon · pm
107 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
109 · The Leisure of the Theory Class · Charles E. Sheedy, C.S.C. · ss Ave Maria Feb 17 1962
122 · Nightmare · Elaine Slater · vi
125 · The Extraordinary Garsten Case · Gordon Gaskill · ss Woman’s Home Companion Oct 1956, as “The Garsten Case”
139 · Witness for the Defense · Helen Nielsen · ss
152 · Hearing Is Believing · John Reese · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #4, #239, October 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Murder de Luxe [Pierre Chambrun] · Hugh Pentecost · na
23 · The Bleeding Ceiling · Lloyd Biggle, Jr. · ss
30 · The Machine in Professor Hathaway’s Head · Alice Sokoloff · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
41 · Like Flipping a Coin · Alice Sokoloff · ss
54 · The Devil Will Surely Come · Arthur Porges · ss
58 · L.A., U.S.A.—as Raymond Chandler Saw It · Philip Durham · ar [Raymond Chandler]
66 · Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
85 · Fear and Trembling’s [Daniel John Calder; Samuel Behrens] · Michael Gilbert · ss Argosy (UK) Jul 1962, as “Trembling’s Tours”
99 · The Queerodds · Don Knowlton · ss
109 · The Stock Market Mystery [Michael Dane James; Ted Bennett] · James M. Ullman · nv
134 · Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
137 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
139 · A Sense of Dynasty · Holly Roth · ss
154 · I’d Know You Anywhere · Edward D. Hoch · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #5, #240, November 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Crime of Ezechiele Coen · Stanley Ellin · nv
27 · The Theft of the Opalsen Pearls [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv The Sketch Mar 14 1923, as “The Curious Disappearance of the Opalsen Pearls”
39 · Mr. Bixby Buys a Picasso · D. B. Baylor · ss
47 · You Are with It! · Will Stanton · ss The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction Dec 1961
54 · The Hong Kong Jewel Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss
65 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
67 · Operation Mewkow · Bernerd Engel · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
75 · Seven Dead Women: Who Killed Ruby Mae Potter? · Edward D. Radin · pz 1958, as “The Widow’s Last Date”
77 · The Great Halloween Mystery: or, Blair & Perkins’ Fifth Big Case [Andy Blair & Willie Perkins] · Lee Sheridan Cox · ss
90 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
91 · The Mysterious Card [Mysterious Card] · Cleveland Moffett · ss The Black Cat Feb 1896
99 · Blonde Mink · Damon Runyon · ss Collier’s Aug 4 1945
110 · The Persian Bedspread · Gerald Kersh · ss (r)
118 · Once a Murderer · A. A. Milne · ss Cosmopolitan May 1946, as “The Wine Glass”
131 · Withers and Malone, Crime-Busters [Hildegarde Withers; John J. Malone] · Stuart Palmer & Craig Rice · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v42 #6, #241, December 1963] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Blood Will Tell [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · na
33 · Introducing V.I. Pybus · Nigel Morland · ss
44 · The Listening Game · Jane Speed · ss
50 · Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
51 · Including Goodbye · Paul W. Fairman · ss
58 · A Tale Told Out of School · Eugenia Klein · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
67 · The Price of a Charm · Avram Davidson · ss
71 · Phut Phat Concentrates · Lilian Jackson Braun · nv
99 · The Wages of Sin · L. E. Behney · ss
113 · The Gentle Touch [Father Crumlish] · Alice Scanlan Reach · ss
125 · Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
127 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
129 · The Zanzibar Shirt Mystery [Martin Leroy & King Danforth] · James Holding · ss
140 · The Man Who Was a Station Wagon · Fred A. Rodewald & J. F. Peirce · ss
151 · Miss Phipps Jousts with the Press [Miss Phipps] · Phyllis Bentley · ss
162 · Index to Volume 42—July-December 1963 · Anon. · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v43 #1, #242, January 1964] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

7 · L as in Loot [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss
19 · The Return of the Moresbys · Henry Slesar · ss
26 · Hunting Accident · Gretchen Travis · ss
38 · Poirot Puts a Finger in the Pie [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Sketch Apr 11 1923, as “The Adventure of the Western Star”
54 · Every Inch a Gentleman · Paul W. Fairman · ss
60 · Wednesday’s Child · Mildred Arthur · ss
67 · Murder in the Antique Car Museum · Kelley Roos · nv The American Magazine Aug 1952, as “Deadly Detour”
91 · Three Heads Are Better Than One [Minerva Club] · Victor Canning · ss Today Apr 6 1963, as “With Love from the Boys”
99 · The Peril of Being an Editor · Lee Foster · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
101 · Hardcovers of the Month · [Various] · br
103 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
112 · The Image of My Father’s Face · Clifton Hill · ss
119 · A Matter of Protection · Richard O. Lewis · ss
128 · The Sunset Kid · Ben Hecht · ss The Saturday Evening Post Jan 12 1952, as “Swindler’s Luck”
139 · Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
140 · The Man in Seat 12 · Hugh Pentecost · nv

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v43 #2, #243, February 1964] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 164pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · Run—If You Can · Charlotte Armstrong · ss
15 · The Blizzard Murder Case · Philip Wylie · na The American Magazine Jun 1937, as “Puzzle in the Snow”
36 · The Victim of Coincidence · Robert Twohy · ss
44 · The Adventure of the Final Problem [Schlock Homes] · Robert L. Fish · ss
53 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
54 · The Shop That Exchanged Evils · Lord Dunsany · ss The Smart Set Jan 1915, as “The Bureau d’Echange de Maux”
58 · The Motion Picture in Mrs. Leister’s Mind · Florence V. Mayberry · ss
67 · Holdup à la Carte · Theodore Sturgeon · ss
75 · The Loves in George’s Life · Holly Roth · ss
91 · You Never Believe Me · Davis Grubb · ss
99 · Long Shot [Nigel Strangeways] · Nicholas Blake · ss The Strand Magazine Jun 1944, as “It Fell to Earth”
111 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
112 · The Perfect Time for the Perfect Crime · Edward D. Hoch · ss
117 · The Last Man Aboard · William Baldwin · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
125 · The Ring of a Telephone · William Baldwin · vi
128 · The Wild Thing [unnamed inspector] · Mark Van Doren · ss
138 · Who Would Steal a Mail Box? · Andrew Garve · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v43 #3, #244, March 1964] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
23rd Anniversary Issue. Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Great Persuader · Stanley Ellin · ss
19 · H as in Homicide [Mitch Taylor; Bill Decker] · Lawrence Treat · ss
29 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
30 · A Man Is Missing · Erle Stanley Gardner · na The American Magazine Nov 1946
49 · The Unsolvable Crime · Arthur Porges · ss
54 · The Quickness of the Hand [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine Feb 1936, as “Poirot and the Crime in Cabin 66”
67 · High Stakes · Leo Damore · ss
73 · The Watcher in the Dream · Mildred Clingerman · ss Collier’s Jun 22 1956, as “First Lesson”
82 · Papa Tral’s Harvest · Barry Perowne · nv
99 · Working Is for Fools · Cornell Woolrich · pl
110 · Ghost in the House · George Sumner Albee · ss
114 · Best Mysteries of 1963 · Anthony Boucher · br
116 · Point of No Return · E. L. Price · ss
126 · The Third Wednesday of the Month · Ed Dumonte · ss
130 · The Humdrum Murder [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss 1961, as “Time for Murder”
135 · The Lonely Ones · J. F. Peirce · ss
143 · Six Reasons for Murder · Fletcher Flora · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v43 #4, #245, April 1964] ed. Ellery Queen (Davis Publications, Inc., 50¢, 162pp, digest)
Details supplied by Douglas Greene.

6 · The Needle Sharp As Ever · Hugh Pentecost · ss
20 · Death and the Skylark [Stuart Bailey] · Roy Huggins · nv Esquire Dec 1952
35 · SuSu and the 8:30 Ghost · Lilian Jackson Braun · ss
44 · The Sailing Club · David Ely · ss Cosmopolitan Oct 1962
54 · Routine Investigation · Robert Twohy · ss
59 · Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month · [Various] · br
60 · Steps...Coming Near · William Irish · ss
65 · Federal Offense · Henry Slesar · ss
67 · The Cobblestones of Saratoga Street · Avram Davidson · ss
75 · The Roman Kid · Paul Gallico · nv The Saturday Evening Post Jun 11 1938
94 · Dime Store Diamond · Arthur Moore · ss
99 · Twenty-Four Petits Fours · M. F. K. Fisher · ss
105 · Best Mysteries of the Month · Anthony Boucher · br
106 · The Photographer and the Policeman [Manuel Andradas (The Photographer)] · James Holding · ss
118 · There Is No Dreaming · Kyle Montgomery · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”.
126 · The Detective in the Iron Lung · Vern Gaudel · ss
132 · One Drink Can Kill You · David Alexander · ss

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