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Thrilling Detective (UK) (about)
British reprint edition of Thrilling Detective, although some later issues also included stories from G-Men Detective.

Publishers:

Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd.; 18 Bride Lane, London EC4: Thrilling Detective (UK).

Thrilling Detective (UK) [Vol. XXXIV No. 1, December 1939] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Details supplied by Terry Gibbons. Appears identical to the US issue of the same date, and the only visible price is 10c.

2 · Death Writes the Answer · William L. Hopson · na Thrilling Detective December 1939

37 · Freedom’s First Night · Earl W. Scott · ss Thrilling Detective December 1939; given as by Earle W. Scott.

47 · Murder Makes Mayhem · Omar Gwinn · nv Thrilling Detective December 1939

64 · Crime Goes to Sea · J. S. Endicott · ss Thrilling Detective December 1939

69 · Direct Line to Headquarters · Thomas Thursday · ss Thrilling Detective December 1939

72 · Drugs of Doom [Johnny Wells] · Fenton W. Earnshaw · nv Thrilling Detective December 1939

88 · Last Trick · H. C. Brokmeyer · ss Thrilling Detective December 1939

Thrilling Detective (UK) [Vol. XXXV No. 3, September 1940] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 6d, pulp)
Reprint of the May 1940 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Murder Suspect · Frederick C. Painton · nv Thrilling Detective May 1940

23 · McClanahan’s Mad Night · Murray Mosser · ss Thrilling Detective May 1940

33 · Crooks Are Always Dumb · Edward Churchill · ss Thrilling Detective May 1940

39 · Death’s Stacked Deck [Nick Trombetta] · George A. McDonald · nv Thrilling Detective May 1940

57 · Slight Adjustment · Don Tracy · ss Thrilling Detective May 1940

61 · Crime by Wire · Harold F. Sorensen · ss Thrilling Detective May 1940

78 · Victim Number Three · J. S. Endicott · ss Thrilling Detective May 1940

Thrilling Detective (UK) [January 1941] (6d, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Next to Die [Trevor Lowe] · Gerald Verner · nv Thrilling Detective January 1941

· Sign of a Killer · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective January 1941

Thrilling Detective (UK) [Vol. XLI No. 1, December 1941] (7d, pulp)
Partial reprint of the September 1941 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Extortion Murders [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective September 1941

19 · The Diamond Bride · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective September 1941

33 · Secret Mission · Frank Johnson · ss Thrilling Detective September 1941

39 · No Man Walks Alone · George Armin Shaftel · nv Thrilling Detective September 1941

54 · The Last Haul · Fenton W. Earnshaw · ss Thrilling Detective September 1941

57 · Hot-Spot Deputy! · Maxwell Hawkins · ss Thrilling Detective September 1941

Thrilling Detective (UK) [January 1942] (7d, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· The Pied Piper of Murder [Saunders Todd] · Marvin Ryerson · nv Thrilling Detective January 1942

· One Girl Mob · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective January 1942

· Death in a Hospital · Frank Johnson · nv Thrilling Detective January 1942

Thrilling Detective (UK) [April 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1941 (US) issue, plus a single story from the June 1941 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Make Mine Death [MacAnderson] · Fenton W. Earnshaw · nv Thrilling Detective November 1941

· The King Cotton Killings · Thomas Lamar · ss Thrilling Detective November 1941

· The Name Is Murder · Riley Brown · nv Thrilling Detective November 1941

· Double Steal · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective November 1941

· Too Many Cadavers · John S. Endicott (by Donald Bayne Hobart) · ss Thrilling Detective November 1941

· The Talking Corpse · Claude Rister · ss Thrilling Detective November 1941

· They Aren’t Allowed to Win · Henry Hasse · ss Thrilling Detective June 1941

Thrilling Detective (UK) [June 1942] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the May 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Hanging Man [MacAnderson] · Fenton W. Earnshaw · nv Thrilling Detective May 1942

· The Silent Whistle [Capt. Duncan Maclain] · Baynard Kendrick · na Thrilling Detective May 1942

· Murder in Furs · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective May 1942

· Monkey Business · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective May 1942

· U-Turn · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective May 1942

· Say It with Flowers · Allan K. Echols · ss Thrilling Detective May 1942

Thrilling Detective (UK) [November 1942] (9d, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Black Pit of Murder · Marvin Ryerson · na Thrilling Detective September 1942; illustrated by C. A. Murphy

· Copper’s Holiday · Joseph J. Millard · nv Thrilling Detective September 1942

· Get Out of Town · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective September 1942

Thrilling Detective (UK) [February 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Rip Van Winkle Murders [Trevor Lowe] · Gerald Verner · nv Thrilling Detective October 1942

· Death on a Freighter · John L. Benton · nv Thrilling Detective October 1942

· Murder Makes the Mayor Go · Tracy Mason · nv Thrilling Detective October 1942

· Navy Stuff · Lansing Stebbins · ss Thrilling Detective October 1942

· Smoke Out [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective October 1942

Thrilling Detective (UK) [May 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the December 1942 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1942 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Death from the Sea · Victor Gunn · na Thrilling Detective December 1942

· Date with Murder · Harold Q. Masur · nv Thrilling Detective December 1942

· Four Kings and a Jack · William Campbell Gault · ss Thrilling Detective December 1942

· The Witness Died in Bed · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective December 1942

· Mortgage on Murder · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective December 1942

· Freight Trouble · L. K. Frank · ss Thrilling Detective November 1942

Thrilling Detective (UK) [August 1943] (9d, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Sabotage [Norman Conquest] · Berkeley Gray · na The Thriller Library #435, June 5 1937

· You’ve Got to Have Homicide [Cal Zeiglar] · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective June 1943

Thrilling Detective (UK) [October 1943] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp+, small pulp)
Reprint of the August 1943 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

2 · The Plans of Murder · D. L. Ames · nv Thrilling Detective August 1943

34 · Indiscretion · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Detective August 1943

39 · Death in Oklahoma · Allan K. Echols · nv Thrilling Detective August 1943

50 · Such a Simple Murder · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective August 1943

56 · There for the Taking · Frank Johnson · ss Thrilling Detective August 1943

58 · Nightmares for Rent · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective August 1943

Thrilling Detective (UK) [January 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the November 1943 (US) issue, plus a single story from the May 1943 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Black Ring of Doom [Norman Conquest] · Berkeley Gray · nv Thrilling Detective November 1943

· The Murderous Mermaid [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective November 1943

· The Harbor Beat · Paul Annixter · ss Thrilling Detective November 1943

· Fool’s Nemesis · Wilm Carver · ss Thrilling Detective May 1943

· New Father · Murray Leinster · ss Thrilling Detective November 1943

· A Case for the Squirrels · Dixon Wells · ss Thrilling Detective November 1943

· Death and the Dummy · Robert Wallace · ss Thrilling Detective November 1943

Thrilling Detective (UK) [March 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1943 (US) issue, plus a single story from the January 1943 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Commando Rehearsal · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective December 1943

· The Prize Ring Murders · Francis K. Allan · na Thrilling Detective December 1943

· Fan Mail for Tojo · Hal K. Wells · nv Thrilling Detective December 1943

· Juggled Murder · Michael O’Brien (by Donald Bayne Hobart) · ss Thrilling Detective January 1943

· Emerald Bait · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective December 1943

· Shadows of Death · Frank Johnson · ss Thrilling Detective December 1943

· Two Small Dogs · J. Lane Linklater · ss Thrilling Detective December 1943

Thrilling Detective (UK) [May 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1944 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· Detour to Death · James P. Webb · na Thrilling Detective March 1944

· Murder in Mink [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · ss Thrilling Detective March 1944; illustrated by Parkhurst

· Code for Killing · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective March 1944

· Death Is Where You Find It · William H. Bushman · ss Thrilling Detective March 1944

· Cancel the Camouflage · Bill Morgan · ss Thrilling Detective March 1944

· Rehearsal for the Chair · J. Lane Linklater · ss Thrilling Detective March 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [September 1944] (9d, pulp)
Issue partially indexed.

· Invitation to Murder · Francis K. Allan · na Thrilling Detective June 1944

· Death Is Catching · Victor M. Victoroff · nv Thrilling Detective June 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [November 1944] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the August 1944 (US) issue.
Details taken from eBay listing.

· The Night of Terror · Thomson Burtis · na Thrilling Detective August 1944

· Guinea Pig Money · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective August 1944

· Slight Touch of Satan [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv Thrilling Detective August 1944

· Murder on Her Mind · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective August 1944

· Leave at Your Peril · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective August 1944

· Lined with Death · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective August 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v2 #12, April 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the October 1944 (US) issue, plus two stories from the February 1944 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · The Phantom Bridegroom · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · na Thrilling Detective October 1944

27 · Murder Cooperation [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective October 1944

43 · Bargain in Cash · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective October 1944

48 · Mountain Showdown · Hal White · ss Thrilling Detective October 1944

54 · Find the Body · Samuel Mines · ar Thrilling Detective October 1944

56 · Postscript to Murder · Amy Passmore Hurt · ss Thrilling Detective February 1944

61 · Primed for Bear [Dave McClain] · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective February 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v3 #1, June 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the November 1944 (US) issue, plus a single story from the April 1944 (US) issue.

2 · Negatives of Guilt [Johnny Wells] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Thrilling Detective November 1944

25 · Thirty Grand Rage · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective November 1944

31 · The Magic Formula · Robert S. Fenton · nv Thrilling Detective November 1944

40 · The Bad Axe Murders · Samuel Mines · ar Thrilling Detective November 1944

42 · Murder in a Capsule · Louis Devon · ss Thrilling Detective April 1944

52 · A Matter of Death · Fredric Brown · nv Thrilling Detective November 1944

63 · The Little Things · William Benton Johnston · ss Thrilling Detective November 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v3 #2, July 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the December 1944 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1944 (US) issue.

2 · The Dead Don’t Cry [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday · na Thrilling Detective December 1944

28 · Payoff—Death [Wayne Wright] · Ted Coughlan · ss Thrilling Detective December 1944

36 · Off the Arm · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective December 1944

39 · Publicity for the Corpse [Johnny Castle] · C. S. Montanye · nv Thrilling Detective December 1944

54 · The Old Inn · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective November 1944

58 · Cop-Shy · O. Dennis · ss Thrilling Detective December 1944

63 · Hobnails · Mary H. Shannon · ss Thrilling Detective December 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v3 #3, September 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the January 1945 (US) issue, plus a single story from the November 1944 (US) issue.

2 · Three Hours of Danger · Armstrong Livingston · nv Thrilling Detective January 1945

17 · Murder Is No Technicality [Willie Brann] · Benton Braden · nv Thrilling Detective January 1945

30 · King’s Pawn · Allan K. Echols · nv Thrilling Detective January 1945

33 · Murder Up Stream [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · nv Thrilling Detective January 1945

40 · Four Leaves for Luck · William Fredric Kruger · ss Thrilling Detective November 1944

41 · Death on the Meter · Edward Ronns · nv Thrilling Detective January 1945

55 · Telepathic Solution · Walter Wilson · ss Thrilling Detective January 1945

62 · A Touch of Sherlock Holmes · John L. Benton · ss Thrilling Detective January 1945

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v3 #4, November 1945] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the March 1945 (US) issue, plus a single story from the July 1944 (US) issue.

2 · Murder in the Sky [Johnny Wells] · G. Wayman Jones (by Norman A. Daniels) · na Thrilling Detective March 1945

22 · The Dead Reach Far · R. Sprague Hall · nv Thrilling Detective March 1945
not the same as the story of the same name in the March 1935 issue of Popular Detective.

32 · On a Steep Side Street [Dave McClain] · C. S. Montanye · ss Thrilling Detective March 1945

39 · You Can Always Duck · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Thrilling Detective March 1945

47 · Diamonds Flushed · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective March 1945

54 · The Flaw · Edward Ronns · nv Thrilling Detective July 1944

63 · Murder Castle · Samuel Mines · ar Thrilling Detective May 1944

Thrilling Detective (UK) [v3 #5, January 1946] (Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 9d, 64pp, pulp)
Reprint of the September 1945 (US) issue, plus a single story from the March 1945 (US) issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Murder’s Mandate · W. T. Ballard · nv Thrilling Detective September 1945

19 · Death of a Dead Man · Wayland Rice (by Norman A. Daniels) · nv Thrilling Detective September 1945

32 · One Shot Trick · Benton Braden · ss Thrilling Detective September 1945

37 · Ordeal by Oswald · Hal K. Wells · ss Thrilling Detective September 1945

43 · Look Homeward, Killer · Ken Lewis · nv Thrilling Detective September 1945

56 · Dead Man’s Nerve · Jack Bradley · ss Thrilling Detective September 1945

62 · Lead for the Editor · Sam Merwin, Jr. · ss Thrilling Detective March 1945

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