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Private Detective Stories [v9 #5, October 1941] (15¢, pulp)
Details taken from eBay listing.

6 · Murder by Mail · Roger Torrey · nv
50 · Stick Around for Murder · Henri St. Maur · ss
64 · Army Hostess · George Shute · ss
78 · Window Dressing · Ralph Carle · ss
95 · A Bullet to Live By · Paul Hanna · ss
105 · At the Count of Ten · Walton Grey · ss

Private Detective Stories [v9 #6, November 1941] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Murder from A to Z [Victor A. Ezell] · Luke Terry · na
58 · Good Murdering · Robert A. Garron · ss
73 · Rays of Wrath [Frisco Pete Clancy] · L. S. M. Gideon · ss
84 · Bottleneck · Arthur Cutler · ss Spicy Detective Stories Oct 1937, as “Thieves’ Vacation” by Allan K. Echols
96 · With Eyes Closed · Max Neilson · ss
105 · Murder Made Up · Frederick Meade · ss

Private Detective Stories [v10 #1, December 1941] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Mercy Killer [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv
30 · Watch for Murder · Robert A. Garron · na
69 · Shell Game · John Ford · ss Spicy Detective Stories Mar 1938, as “Robbery in Reverse” by Robert A. Garron
84 · Path of a Bullet · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Pipe Dream” by Ken Cooper
96 · All or Nothing · Max Neilson · ss
106 · Irishman’s Luck · Walton Grey · ss Spicy Detective Stories Aug 1937, as “Ghost Cache” by Carl Moore
Movie Mystery Guide · Anon. · mr

Private Detective Stories [v10 #2, January 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Murder with Music · Roger Torrey · na
55 · Death Behind the Scenes · Randolph Barr · ss
68 · He Whispered of Murder [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss
82 · Top Dog · Max Neilson · ss
87 · Killing Is Easy · Ralph Carle · ss
100 · Death’s Loudspeaker · Maxwell Hall · ss

Private Detective Stories [v10 #3, February 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Murder Enough · Robert A. Garron · nv
46 · Self Defense [Victor A. Ezell] · Dale Boyd · nv
70 · The Way of Murder · George Shute · ss
84 · Don’t Look Now · Henry Phelps · nv
112 · In Strictest Secrecy · Ralph Carle · ss

Private Detective Stories [v10 #4, March 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Murder in the Making · Dale Boyd · nv
26 · Murder’s Never Easy [Sam Drake] · Roger Torrey · nv
68 · Corpse Cross · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst
82 · Big Game · C. A. M. Donne · ss
97 · Killer Beware · Ralph Carle · ss
108 · Wedding Bells · John Wayne · ss; illustrated by Bill Stone

Private Detective Stories [v10 #5, April 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Undercover Man · Luke Terry · na
52 · The White Pennies · Robert A. Garron · ss
64 · Coast Guard Capture [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss
72 · Dressed for Death · L. K. Bolton · ss
83 · A Man for Murder · Frederick Meade · ss
95 · Absent-Minded Witness · James L. Gordon · nv

Private Detective Stories [v10 #6, May 1942] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Murder’s Remake [Bill Brody] · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv
30 · Corpse on Delivery · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
46 · Secret Agent · Wallace Kayton · ss
63 · He Had to Kill · R. G. Blaine · ss
76 · Burning Rap · L. K. Bolton · ss
86 · Little Big Man · Paul Hanna · ss
97 · Bullets for Baby · Maxwell Hall · ss

Private Detective Stories [v11 #1, June 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp)

6 · The English Knife · Robert A. Garron · nv
52 · The Case of the Hidden Bride [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
68 · Not Quite Dead · Laurence Donovan · ss
84 · Death’s Calling Card · Randolph Barr · ss
95 · Exit Dying [Val Vernon] · Frank Decker · ss Spicy Detective Stories Jan 1937, as “The Case of the Dead Pigeon” by Arthur Wallace
106 · One Part of Revenge · Ralph Carle · ss Spicy Detective Stories Apr 1937, as “Sacrifice Rap” by Ellery Watson Calder

Private Detective Stories [v11 #2, July 1942] (15¢, pulp)

6 · It’s Dynamite [Smith & Wesson Humphrey] · Wallace Kayton · nv
34 · The Countess and the Killer · Roger Torrey · nv
77 · Sauce for the Goose · John Wayne · ss
86 · Killer’s Pocket · Robert Leslie Bellem · nv
106 · Wrong Killing · R. T. Maynard · ss

Private Detective Stories [v11 #3, August 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp, cover by H. J. Ward)
Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Tell It to the F.B.I. [Honest John Carmody] · E. Hoffmann Price · ss
22 · Poor Little Rich Witch [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv
50 · Two Can Play at Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss
66 · Death in Jigtime [Clarence Sneed] · Robert A. Garron · ss
80 · The Dame Is Deadly · Edwin Truett · nv
101 · Dictated Death · William Decatur · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst
113 · Partners in Crime · R. T. Maynard · ss

Private Detective Stories [v11 #4, September 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Deadly One · Robert A. Garron · na
46 · Never Hire a Killer · Laurence Donovan · nv
62 · The Frankie and Johnny Murders [Sam Drake] · Roger Torrey · ss
76 · She Loved to Murder · Larry Dunn · nv
92 · Outside Chance · R. T. Maynard · ss
103 · Wise Guy [Muck Dennert] · Paul Hanna · ss

Private Detective Stories [v11 #5, October 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp)
Given as v11 #2 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Morgan Wallace.

6 · Hanging Evidence [Sam Drake] · Sam Drake · ss
24 · A Date with Death · R. T. Maynard · nv
52 · Death Has an Escort [John Boyle] · Roger Torrey · nv
95 · The Killer Type · William Decatur · ss; illustrated by Parkhurst
108 · Hours of Grace · John Wayne · ss

Private Detective Stories [v11 #6, November 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Gold Brick · Robert A. Garron · nv
37 · Blackout [Honest John Carmody] · Hamlin Daly · nv
58 · Queens—Upside Down [Cliff Cragin] · E. Hoffmann Price · nv
86 · Killer’s Trademark · R. T. Maynard · ss
97 · More Than Half Dead · William Decatur · nv
126 · Headquarters · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #1, December 1942] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, 128pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Monte Herridge.

6 · Double Trouble · Roger Torrey · na
42 · Larceny a la Goodrich [Timothy Tappan Sloane] · Wallace Kayton · nv
64 · To Catch a Forger · Anon. · ar
66 · Bright Shadow · Walter Cook · nv
95 · Missing Person · Clark Nelson · ss Private Detective Stories Jun 1937, as “Vengeance of the Severed Hands” by C. A. M. Donne
106 · Trap for a Killer · Paul Hanna · ss
126 · Buried Treasure · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #2, January 1943] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Three Women and a Corpse · Roger Torrey · nv
44 · Hard to Poison [Dallas Duane (The Hard Guy)] · James A. Lawson · ss
62 · The Lady Called “Babe” · Prescott Grattan · ss
80 · To Kill at Leisure · Walton Grey · ss
97 · On with the Kill · Paul Hanna · ss
110 · Three Time Loser · R. T. Maynard · ss
In the Microscope · Anon. · ms
Hollywood Chiselry · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #3, February 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Your Turn, Sucker! · Robert A. Garron · nv
49 · Here’s the Killer · Prescott Grattan · ss
65 · The Face of Murder · Stan Warner · ss
82 · Turn About · William Decatur · nv
104 · Murder Money [John Ryan] · John Ryan · ss
118 · Don’t Forget Your Change · Anon. · ms
120 · Police Increase Efficiency in Nation’s Capital · Anon. · ms
122 · Chiselery—on the Grand Scale · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #4, March 1943] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Plan for Murder · Roger Torrey · nv
42 · Photo Finish · William Decatur · ss
56 · Special Kill · John Wayne · ss
68 · Glass House Killer · Frank Decker · ss
82 · Murder the Bum! · R. T. Maynard · nv
106 · Welcome to Murder · Paul Hanna · ss
Suicide or Murder · Anon. · ms
New Chisels · Anon. · ms
"Tin Can" Experts · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #5, April 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

7 · The Lesson Is Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · nv
8 · Rationing of Magazines · Anon. · ms
36 · A Bullet Dots an Eye · Bill Loy, Jr. · ss
47 · Reefers Make Killers · Anon. · ms
48 · Man in the Street · T. V. Faulkner · ss
65 · In the Neck · Anon. · ms
66 · Dream of Murder · Clark Nelson · ss
78 · Bullets or Else! · Bob Leeson · ss
90 · Backfire · S. P. C. Walters · ss
106 · One Man’s Poison · Anon. · ms
108 · Hard to Kill · Anon. · ms
110 · Fortunes for Fractures · Anon. · ms
112 · Toxicology in Modern Crime · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v12 #6, May 1943] (Trojan Publishing Corp., 15¢, pulp)

6 · Death Comes Double · Roger Torrey · na
39 · Crimes’s Caravanserie · Anon. · ms
40 · He Who Kills Last · R. T. Maynard · ss
55 · Cigars, Cigarettes, and Murder · Anon. · ms
56 · Murder in Waiting · Clark Nelson · nv
79 · The Police Force Named in a Will · Anon. · ms
80 · The Mind of the Condemned · Anon. · ms
82 · Cause for Divorce · Randolph Barr · ss
95 · The King of Confidence Men · Anon. · ms
96 · Mixed Motives · Walt Carey, Jr. · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #1, June 1943] (15¢, pulp)

6 · Exit with Lead · Arthur Feldman · nv
38 · Clip Girl · Frank Decker · ss
48 · Home Is the Hunter · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
60 · Murder in Swingtime · Geoffrey North · ss
78 · Black Market · Jerome Severs Perry · ss
90 · Marriage or Murder · Laurence Donovan · ss
The Escape of the Century · Anon. · ms
Larceny Lads and Lassies · Anon. · ms
Some Notes on the Queer · Anon. · ms
The Man with the Phantom Dead · Anon. · ms
Scotland Yard’s Flying Squadron · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v13 #2, July 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by Allen Anderson)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Murder Bars No Holds · Roger Torrey · nv
40 · America’s “Black Hole of Calcutta” · Anon. · ms
42 · No Cake · William Decatur · ss
53 · Vanishing Vanishers · Anon. · ms
54 · Murder in the Afternoon · Stan Warner · nv
78 · The Poison Ivy Murder · Wyatt Blassingame · ss
88 · Homicide Dodge · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
100 · The Murder of Ilya Bashkirtseff · Harold de Polo · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #3, August 1943] (15¢, pulp)

4 · Extradite a Corpse · E. Hoffmann Price · na
64 · Murder on Furlough · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
78 · The Last Laugh · Stan Warner · nv
100 · The Indian Key Jook · Wyatt Blassingame · ss

Private Detective Stories [v13 #4, September 1943] (15¢, pulp, cover by Rudolph Belarski)

4 · Two Down, One to Go [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv
36 · The Man Who Came to Die · Laurence Donovan · nv
62 · Black Light Payoff · Robert Leslie Bellem · ss
74 · Classification, 4F · Brad Crowley · ss
82 · Ollie Does Some Gymnastics [Sheriff Ollie Bascomb] · Harold de Polo · ss
94 · Ear to the Ground · Randolph Barr · ss
The Hearse Chasers · Anon. · ms
Cops and Robbers—and No Foolin’ · Anon. · ms
King of the Hangmen · Anon. · ms

Private Detective Stories [v13 #5, October 1943] (15¢, pulp)

4 · Marriage Means Murder [John Ryan] · Roger Torrey · nv
42 · Tail of the Horse · Dale Clark · ss
55 · Kill That Snoop · George A. McDonald · nv
78 · Ice from Panama · John A. Saxon · ss
90 · Man, Woman and Murder · Don James · ss
The Ghoul Police Wouldn’t Believe · Anon. · ms
Firebugs · Anon. · ms
Blue Book Murder · Anon. · ms
Mechanical Stoolpigeons Trap Speedsters · Anon. · ms

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