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Murder Stories [v1 #3, November-December 1931] (Good Story Magazine Co., Inc., 20¢, 6+84pp, pulp, cover by Kirchner)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

263 · The Hawk Strikes · S. Gordon Gurwit · nv
293 · Scourge of the Scorpion · Allan Vaughan Elston · nv
327 · Three Melodies · Hamilton Wallace · nv
342 · Behind the Headlines · Anon. · ar

Murderous Intent (about)
Semi-professional magazine with a mix of fiction, interviews, and nonfiction articles.

Publishers:

Madison Publishing Company; P.O. Box 5947, Vancouver, WA 98668-5947: Murderous Intent

Editors:

Marie Gerules - Editor: Murderous Intent, Apr 1995 – Jun 1995.
Margo Power - Editor: Murderous Intent

Murderous Intent [v1 #1, Spring 1995] ed. Marie Gerules & Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $3.95, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Peanut Butter and Kelly [Kelly Ingram] · Barbara Paul · ss
10 · The Reason Why [Jack Dwyer] · Ed Gorman · ss Criminal Elements, ed. Bill Pronzini & Martin H. Greenberg, Ivy 1988
18 · Murchison Solves a Mystery [Abram Murchison] · Toni L. P. Kelner · ss
24 · Crossword Puzzle · Frances Taira · pz
25 · Didactic Mysteries · Michael O’Hear & Richard Ramsey · ar
30 · The Boy Who Would Be King · Billie Sue Mosiman · ss
35 · To Build a Fire · Retta Whinnery · ar
39 · Mutual Benefit · Fay Zachary · ss
42 · FYI: The Fantastic Story of Dark Fantastic · Robert Lopresti · cl
43 · Special Effects · M. D. Lake · ss
46 · Waiting for the Cart of Death · P. J. Grady · ss
52 · Sale Fail · Rosemarie Naramore · vi; 1994 Short-Short Mystery Contest Winner.
54 · The Key · Jane Thibodeaux · ss
57 · Riding the Storm · Louise Guardino · ss
61 · Miami · Wendi Lee · ss
63 · Battered Wife · Arthur Knight · ss
bc. · A Head of the Game · J. Alec West · vi

Murderous Intent [v1 #2, Summer (July/August/September) 1995] ed. Marie Gerules & Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Eyes on the Prize · Robert Lopresti · ms
6 · Upstaging Murder · Carolyn G. Hart · ss Sisters in Crime 2, ed. Marilyn Wallace, Berkley 1990
10 · Notes from the Editor · [The Editor] · ed
11 · A Burning Issue · Susan Dunlap · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine Apr 1 1981
13 · The Death Ferry · Polly Whitney · cl
14 · The Adventure of the Left Behind Wife [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
18 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Twosomes · Frances Taira · pz
19 · “It Ain’t Like That in Real Life”: A Closer Look at Private Detectives · Greg Fallis · ar
24 · Mystery vs Thriller: A Writer’s Dilemma · Janet L. Smith · ar
25 · In Others’ Words · Susan Randol · iv
29 · The Project · K. C. Wetmore · ss
32 · Dead Giveaway · Robert Lopresti · ss
35 · One Extra Bead · Lois Hayn · ss
37 · Unraveling Clues · Christie Miller · ar
37 · Mystery Convention Updates · J. Alec West · ms
40 · To Call Again Yesterday · Charles R. McConnell · ss
44 · The Ultimate Layoff · Eve Santangelo · ss
48 · Going Away Present · Richard G. Mann · ss
49 · Fatal Recall · Leann Sweeney · ss
54 · How a Nudist Hides a Murder Weapon · Ann Burke · ss
59 · Murder in Mind · Louise Guardino · ss; second place Winner 1994 MI contest.
61 · The Collectors · Carter Swart · ss
68 · A Simple Thank You · Rosemarie Naramore · ss

Murderous Intent [v1 #3, Fall (October/November/December) 1995] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, 64pp+, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Editorial Notes · [The Editor] · ed
2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
3 · Research: Four Hours in the War Zone · Polly Whitney · cl
4 · Lily & the Sockeyes · Sara Paretsky · ss The Third WomanSleuth Anthology, ed. Irene Zahava, Crossing Press!The 1990
10 · FYI: How Hollywood Kills Your Favorite Novels · Robert Lopresti · cl
11 · Happy Halloween, Your Honor · Polly Whitney · ss
18 · Fact & Fiction: Annie Got Her Gun · Greg Fallis · cl
19 · On His Own · Nancy Rustici · ss
23 · Running a Con · Andi Shechter · ar
28 · Poison Them with Kindness, Not Plants · Peter Stekel · ar
32 · Rocky Road to Murder · Elena Santangelo · ss
34 · Pillars of the Community · Michael C. McPherson · vi
35 · The Chimney · C. Bruce Hunter · vi
37 · An Interview with Barbara Paul · J. Alec West · iv
39 · Out, Out · Nona Zawawi · ss
42 · A Classic End · Jack E. Romig · vi
43 · An Interview with Jeff Abbott · J. Alec West · iv
45 · The Scent of Lilac · Jennifer Graves · ss
51 · Squeaks · Barry Tabel · ss
55 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Women · Frances Taira · pz
56 · A Public Service · Janet Fox · vi Tense Moments #2
57 · Swift Justice · Tom Kreitzberg · ss
60 · The Mystery Convention Scene · Andi Shechter · cl
62 · Mini-Synopsis Corner · [Various] · br
bc. · Jack in the Box · Susan Pethick · vi

Murderous Intent [v2 #1, Winter (January/February/March) 1996] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, 64pp+, quarto)
Given as v2 #4 on the cover.

2 · Editorial Notes · Margo Power · ed
2 · Letters to the Editor · [The Readers] · lc
3 · Fact & Fiction: Dirty Cops · Gregory Fallis · cl
4 · All the Ice-Cold Blood · Deborah Adams · ss
9 · Lawrence Block: An Introduction · J. Alec West · iv
11 · Rare Ice · Jeff Abbott · ss
14 · Opening Lines · Robert Lennartz · ms
15 · FYI: The Many Names of Westlake · Robert Lopresti · cl [Donald E. Westlake]
16 · The Adventure of the Other Woman [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
22 · An Interview with Polly Whitney · J. Alec West · iv
25 · A Body in Her Kitchen · Margo Power · ss
30 · Research: Hypothetically Breaking and Entering · Polly Whitney · cl
31 · Murder, She Feared · Monica Iris Emig · ss
34 · The Tomato Rule · Tom Kreitzberg · ss
36 · Anything for Her Children · Tim Myers · vi
37 · Finales & Encores: Funerals & Cemeteries · Sharon Villines · cl
39 · Peace in Our Time · Arthur Zirul · vi
40 · Exhausted · Jerry Travis · ss
43 · The Geezers · Ken Rand · ss
47 · The Good Voice · Lynda Lyons · ss
52 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Solvers · Frances Taira · pz
53 · A Matter of Conscience · Gail Hayden · ss
55 · Welcome · Felicia Silcox · vi
56 · The Sandy Cove Stud · Birdie L. Etchison · vi
58 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
62 · A Jug of Wine & Thou · Linda K. Wright · vi
63 · Tender Loving Care · Addy Adams · pm
bc. · Fate of the Fifth · L. C. Mohr · vi

Murderous Intent [v2 #2, Spring 1996] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company; Vancouver, WA, 64pp+, quarto)

fc. · [photo of Ed Gorman] · Anon. · cv [Ed Gorman]
3 · FYI: One MacGuffin to Go · Robert Lopresti · cl
4 · Rest Stop [John Francis Cuddy] · Jeremiah Healy · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine May 1992
8 · Ed Gorman · J. Alec West · iv
10 · Good Things Come in Small Packages—Even Mysteries · J. Alec West · ar
11 · The Crash Club Killer [Hobart Lindsey; Marvia Plum] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss
16 · Fact & Fiction: Tough Guys · Greg Fallis · cl
16 · Whistling Wind · Christin Crawford · pm
17 · Adventure of the Rippers’ Scrawl [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
23 · Uncle Victor’s First Case [Uncle Victor] · Robert Lopresti · ss
26 · Kill, with Personality · Elena Santangelo · ss
31 · Miles Deep · Wendi Lee · ss
34 · An Appetizing Appreciation · Doreen Salse · pm
35 · Crossword Puzzle · Frances Taira · pz
36 · Like Two Peas · Louise Guardino · ss
39 · Boy Scout · Arthur Zirul · vi
39 · Birthday Surprise · Hal Charles · ss
40 · Saturday’s Child · Hunter Knight · ss
42 · Laughter in the Shadows · Michael O’Hear · ar
47 · Research: It’s a Dirty Job, But...May I Have This Rock? · Polly Whitney · cl
48 · Murder in the Abbey · Brad Spurgeon · ss
51 · Billie Sue Mosiman · J. Alec West · iv
54 · Even Steven · Ronald Levitsky · ss
59 · In Others’ Words [Barbara Dicks] · Susan Randol · iv
60 · Partners · Lana Fox · vi
60 · Pay Up Time · Robin Kendle Parker · vi
61 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
62 · Mini-Synopsis Corner · [Various] · br
bc. · Terrible Things · Gary Jonas · vi

Murderous Intent [v2 #3, Summer 1996] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company; Vancouver, WA, $5.00, 64pp+, quarto)

3 · Editorial Note · Margo Power · ed
4 · Research: The Short Happy Life of an Amateur Meteorologist · Polly Whitney · cl
5 · Cop Without a Shield · Robert J. Randisi · ss Mystery Monthly Aug 1976
10 · The Full Moon Murders · J. Alec West · ss
11 · Interview with Richard Lupoff [Richard A. Lupoff] · J. Alec West · iv
14 · The Adventure of the Damsel in Grey [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
20 · Fact & Fiction: A Touch of the Hard Stuff · Greg Fallis · cl
22 · Taking Prisoners · Kate Grilley · ss
26 · Mysterious Essay—Failure at Five · J. Alec West · ar
27 · FYI: Don’t Ask · Robert Lopresti · cl
28 · Without Reservations · Susan J. Pethick · ss
34 · The Instrumentality of the Crime · Gary Griffiths · ar
36 · An Interview with Steven Womack · Jeffrey Marks · iv
39 · Risk of Statistics · Bob Berger · ss
44 · Waiting on Lowella · Carol Cail · ss
45 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Motifs · Frances Taira · pz
46 · Death Duties · Lorraine A. Jean · ss
49 · The Star Detective · Jack Romig · ss
50 · The Black Scarf · Sunnye Tiedemann · ss; given as by Sunny Tiedemann.
53 · Win Some, Lose Some · Robert L. Iles · ss
56 · The B Rules · Jacqueline Freimor · ss
60 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
62 · Mini-Synopsis Corner · [Various] · br
bc. · Jealous Jewels · JoAnne Lucas · vi

Murderous Intent [v2 #4, Fall 1996] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, 64pp, quarto)

2 · Editorial Special · [The Editor] · ed
4 · Between the Covers · Margaret Chittenden · cl
5 · Heritage · Ed Gorman · vi
6 · French Asparagus · Barbara Paul · ss
8 · FYI: Terra Incognita · Robert Lopresti · cl
14 · Interview with Mary Higgins Clark · J. Alec West · iv
17 · You’d Better Watch Out · Margaret Chittenden · ss
21 · Fact & Fiction: Paying the Rent · Gregory Fallis · cl
22 · An Interview with Jeremiah Healy · J. Alec West · iv
26 · Job Interview · Elena Santangelo · vi
27 · Murchison Catches a Thief [Abram Murchison] · Toni L. P. Kelner · ss
31 · Lean on Me: The Many Roles of Sidekicks · Michael O’Hear · ar
35 · Research: One Writer on the Rocks: Shaken but Not Stirred · Polly Whitney · cl
36 · The Poison Pez® Killer [Hobart Lindsey; Marvia Plum] · Richard A. Lupoff · ss
41 · Shut-Ins · Polly Whitney · ss
44 · The Weaver · Gayle Whittier · ss
45 · The Adventure of the Glass House [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
49 · One Last Case for Mr. White · J. Alec West · ss
54 · Crossword Puzzle · Frances Taira · pz
55 · A Bodyguard’s Lot · Tom Kreitzberg · vi
56 · There’s a Man in the Garbage Can · B. L. Jacobs · vi
57 · Uncle Victor Boots Up [Uncle Victor] · Robert Lopresti · ss
60 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
bc. · A Head of the Game: The Sequel · J. Alec West · vi

Murderous Intent [v3 #1, Winter 1997] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, 64pp, quarto)

4 · Editorial Page · [The Editor] · ed
5 · Research: A Small Problem with a Big Setting · Polly Whitney · cl
6 · Good Intentions · Deborah Adams · ss
9 · The Adventure of the Illustrious Patient [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
14 · In a Flash · Marti Rae · vi
15 · In Others’ Words [Earl Emerson] · Susan Randol · iv
17 · FYI: Suspending Disbelief...by a Thread · Robert Lopresti · cl
18 · Foreseeable Future · C. E. Stutz · ss
20 · Briefing Room · Richard A. Lupoff · cl
21 · Two Days Later · Scott Niven · vi
22 · Fact & Fiction: Stumbling Over the Body · Greg Fallis · cl
23 · An Interview with M.D. Lake · J. Alec West · iv
26 · Like, Stuff Happens, Ya Know? · Gail Hayden · ss
28 · A Grade “A” Mystery · Guy Belleranti · pm
29 · Cherchez La Femme: Spotlight on Lisa Scottoline · Lisa Williamson · iv
30 · Beneficiary · Guy Belleranti · pm
31 · No Time for Justice [Adair Donleavy] · Tom Kreitzberg · ss
33 · A Tale of Two Proclivities · Tom Kreitzberg · pm
34 · Black Gloves · Carolyn J. Rose · ss
36 · The Bad Poet of Bullwhip · Jack E. Romig · vi
37 · Sidekick Savoir-Faire · Michael O’Hear · ms
38 · The Scissors · Gail Denham · ss
40 · Between the Covers: The Accidental Writer · Margaret Chittenden · cl
41 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Crime Scenes · Frances Taira · pz
42 · Death on a First-Name Basis · Dan Sontup · ss
46 · Rapid-Eye Murder · Elena Santangelo · ss
50 · Why Writers Write · Stephen P. Kelner, Jr., Ed.M., Ph.D. · ar
52 · Bodywork · Stephanie Bergeron · ss
53 · The Adventurers · Barbara White-Rayczek · ss
59 · Tailspin · Leann Sweeney · ss
61 · Rights and Wrongs · Guy Belleranti · pm
62 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
63 · Mini-Synopsis Corner · [Various] · br
bc. · Table for Two · Gayle P. Whittier · ms

Murderous Intent [v3 #2, Spring 1997] ed. Margo Power (Madison Publishing Company, $5.00, 64pp, quarto)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · Editorial Stuff · [The Editor] · ed
5 · Enjoy a Rare Interview with Dorothy Gilman, Famed Author of the Mrs. Polifax Series · J. Alec West · iv
8 · Briefing Room (II) · Richard Lupoff · cl
9 · The Adventure of the Clare Market Devil [Amelia Watson] · Michael Mallory · ss
14 · An Interview with Ed Hoch · J. Alec West · iv
17 · Taking Grama Home · Nancy Sweetland · ss
21 · Special Message from Murderous Intent · Anon. · ms
22 · Cherchez La Femme: Spotlight on Elena Santangelo · L. D. Williamson · bg
23 · A Fine Shot · John M. Floyd · pm
24 · Between the Covers: What’s a Nice Girl Like Me Doing? · Margaret Chittenden · cl Ladies’ Home Journal May 1980
24 · Arrangement in B Flat · John M. Floyd · pm
25 · An Interview with Elizabeth Quinn · J. Alec West · iv
27 · Research: May I Have This Dance? · Polly Whitney · cl
28 · Crossword Puzzle: Mystery Motives · Frances Taira · pz
29 · Fact & Fiction: Round Up the Usual Suspects · Greg Fallis · cl
30 · Die Laughing · J. D. Crow · ss
33 · FYI: Small World War · Robert Lopresti · cl
33 · Table for Two · Gayle P. Whittier · ms
34 · Stunt Double · Carolyn Rose · ss
36 · Looking for Freedom on the Southbound Bus · Tim Myers · ss; given as “Looking for Trouble on the Southbound Bus” in the Table of Contents.
39 · A Question of Intent · Joan Pond · ss
41 · Ashes to Ashes, Lust to Dust · Vern Harden · ss
44 · Watson Wants to Know · Linda Bosson · pm
45 · Desperate Love · Kimberly Brown · vi
46 · King of the City · John M. Floyd · ss
49 · The Seven Deadly Myths of Creativity · Stephen P. Kelner, Jr., Ph.D. · ar
53 · According to Plan · Tom Pacheco · ss
55 · The Mysterian’s Apprentice: A Celebration of John D. MacDonald · Elizabeth Quinn · ar [John D. MacDonald]
57 · A Hand in the Case [Peter B. Bruck] · Robert L. Iles · ss
62 · Conventional Wisdom · Andi Shechter · cl
63 · Mini-Synopsis Corner · [Various] · br
bc. · There He Sits · Vera Searles · vi

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