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Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 2 No. 6, Whole No. 224, November 1960] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · The Lady Regrets · James M. Fox · n. Coward-McCann, 1947

103 · Spooked Murder · Manville Chapman · ss

115 · Personal Appearance · Robert L. Fish · ss

118 · Duet · Norman Daniels · ss

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 1, Whole No. 225, February 1961] ed. Joseph W. Ferman (Mercury Press, Inc., 35¢, 130pp, digest)
Subtitled “Including Mercury Mystery Magazine”.

5 · Murder in Haiti [Bertram Lynch; Robert Deane] · John W. Vandercook · n. Macmillan US, 1956; abridged.

113 · Cat and Mouse · Kermit Rolland · ss Argosy (UK) April 1953

123 · The Case of the Unhurried Thief · Paul F. Serpas · ss

129 · Index to Volume Two · [uncredited] · ix

Bestseller Mystery Magazine [Vol. 3 No. 2, Whole No. 226, April 1961] (35¢, digest, cover by Alfred Taggart)

· Murder in Eden [Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte] · Arthur W. Upfield · n. Heinemann, 1957, as “Bony Buys a Woman”

· The Solid Gold Brick · Richard M. Gordon · ss

· The Pit and the Bottle · Arthur Porges · ss

· A Note for the Milkman · Avram Davidson · ss

Betty Fedora (about)

Betty Fedora [Issue One, 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 134pp, tp)
Subtitled “Kickass Women in Crime Fiction”.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Temptation · Colleen Quinn · ss

8 · Pearls in a Pigsty · Marie S. Crosswell · ss

28 · Cheeks · Albert Tucher · ss

38 · Javon · Michele Calabrese · ss

57 · Already Seen · Kristen Valentine · nv

80 · Secrets · Michelle Lehmann · ss

89 · Going Off the Deep End · Tess Makovesky · ss

96 · The Detail Woman · John H. Dromey · ss

101 · Working Stiff · Joanna Schroeder · ar

104 · A Kiss of Death · Parineeta Singh · ss

111 · Ten Things I Hate About My Wife · Patti Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 2, (November) 2015] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 152pp, tp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

· Introduction · Kristen Valentine · ed

1 · Heads Will Roll · Shane Simmons · ss

15 · Last Chance Saloon · Tess Makovesky · ss

23 · Lucifer · Colleen Quinn · ss

37 · Mannish Water · Thomas Pluck · ss

55 · Luxury to Die For · Albert Tucher · nv

77 · A Diet Rich in Noir · Lara Alonso Corona · ss

95 · Burden of Proof · John H. Dromey · ss

103 · All Things Violent · Nikki Dolson · nv

125 · Sensible Sleaze · Sarah M. Chen · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue Three, Fall 2016] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 128pp, tp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · Breadcrumbs · Victoria Weisfeld · ss

21 · The Sign · Preston Lang · ss

37 · Her Colours · Louisa Barnes · ss

49 · The Game of Six Brothers · Colleen Quinn · ss

57 · Trouble in Avalon · Lauren Buckingham · nv

79 · Maisy & Jim · Graeme Maughan · ss

91 · Confessions from a Roller Derby Queen · Lori Wolf · ss

111 · The Life You Save Won’t Be Your Own · Patricia Abbott · ss

Betty Fedora [Issue 4, 2017] ed. Kristen Valentine ($7.99, 94pp, tp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

1 · On the Line · Lauren Buckingham · ss

17 · Dark Star · Colleen Quinn · ss

25 · The Dying Season · Joan Leotta · ss

39 · A Life Worth Living · Irena Ioannou · ss

45 · The Dancing Corpse · Faith Allington · ss

59 · Crocodile Tears · Shane Simmons · ss

71 · Breakup · Preston Lang · ss

85 · Nests · Josie Turner · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine (about)
Big-Book Detective Magazine was launched as a companion to Big-Book Western Magazine, but was much less successful, lasting for a mere eight issues.

Publishers:

Fictioneers, Inc.; 2256 Grove Street, Chicago, IL: Big-Book Detective Magazine.

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 1, December 1941] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp, cover by Norman Saunders)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl

11 · Mayor of Hell · David Manners · nv

30 · Bait for the Hot Seat · Caary Paul · nv

57 · I’ll Be Seeing You—Dead! · Jack Starr · ss

66 · Murder Meets the 8:15 · O. B. Myers · ss

79 · Deadly Weapon · Calvin L. Boswell · ss

88 · Bullets Are My Bounty! · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

96 · Death on the Hoof · Jim Kjelgaard · ss

104 · Phantom Man-Hunter · Donald S. Aitken · nv

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 2, February 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl

10 · Murder Is News · Russell Gray · ss

30 · The Corpse Wore Red · Daniel Winters · ss

42 · A Bullet for the Kid · T. T. Flynn · ss

52 · Give Me a Day! · Jackson Gregory, Jr. · ss

72 · Murder’s Not My Line · W. T. Ballard · ss

88 · Death Demands His Cut · Ray P. Shotwell · ss

104 · The Devil’s Ante · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

112 · Five Grand for Buddy · David Crewe · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 3, April 1942] (15¢, pulp)

· D as in Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

· The Merry Wives of Murder · Ric Hasse · ss

· Thus Spake the Corpse · Francis K. Allan · ss

· Play It Smart, Pal! · C. G. Tahney · ss

· The Queen Is Dead · Arthur Macom · ss

· Dig My Grave Deep · Ray P. Shotwell · ss

· Two-Gun Cupid · Lew Ort · ss

· Without Benefit of Jury · James Harry Martin · ss

· Murder Ward · Lee E. Wells · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [Volume I Number 4, June 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, pulp)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl

10 · The House That Death Built · Ray P. Shotwell · nv

40 · For Sale—One Life! · Leonard B. Rosborough · ss

50 · Death in Cupid’s Alley · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

69 · Enter—Pat Petunia · Day Keene · ss

79 · The Phantom Plowman · David Crewe · ss

90 · Waldo Jones and the Killers · Russell Gray · ss

102 · Bring Back My Body to Me · Stewart Sterling · nv

Big-Book Detective Magazine [v2 #1, August 1942] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl

11 · I Hunt My Hangman · Herman Landon · ss

28 · Trail of the Lonesome Crime · Robert Turner · ss; illustrated by Hal Stone

39 · Weep for the Killer · Francis K. Allan · ss

48 · Little Man, You’re Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss

65 · I.O.U.—One Murder · David Crewe · ss

75 · Bon Voyage—with Bullets · Logan C. Claybourne · ss

86 · Death Gets a Mickey · Jerry B. Tyler · ss

98 · Wolf! Wolf! · Ray P. Shotwell · ss

108 · So I Killed Him · Lance Kermit · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [v2 #2, October 1942] (15¢, pulp)

· Five Dumb Men and the Highfish · Joel Townsley Rogers · ss

· Dance at My Funeral · D. L. Champion · ss

· You’re Next · Francis K. Allan · ss

· One-Way Flight · Edward S. Williams · ss

· Encore for Death · Ray P. Shotwell · ss

· One Ticket to Hell · David Crewe · ss

· Wish You Were Dead! · Henry Norton · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [v2 #3, December 1942] (15¢, pulp)

· Murder Wrote the Music · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss

· No Match for Murder · Greta Bardet · ss

· Beautiful but Dead · Ray P. Shotwell · ss

· Two Biers, Please · Robert Turner · ss

· Death Is My Teacher · Fredric Sinclair · ss

· Lucky Stiff · David Crewe · ss

Big-Book Detective Magazine [v2 #4, February 1943] (Fictioneers, Inc., 15¢, 130pp+, pulp, cover by Rafael M. DeSoto)
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

6 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl

12 · Nine Dead Men and a Girl · Russell Gray · nv

36 · Death Comes Back · William Brandon · ss

49 · Underworld Lingo Lesson · John D. Fitzgerald · qz

50 · The Wind Moans Murder · J. J. des Ormeaux · nv

72 · Footprints in the Sands of Crime · Robert W. Sneddon · ts

80 · The Turn in the Road · Francis K. Allan · ss

89 · Cop Killer · John Peters · ss

102 · The Corpse Came Calling · Paul Allenby · nv

Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) (about)
Initially a Canadian reprint edition of Big-Book Detective Magazine, this actually lasted longer than its parent magazine, reprinting from other magazines in later issues.

Publishers:

Popular Publications; Toronto, Ontario: Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada).

Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) [v1 #3, March 1942] (pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the February 1942 issue of Big-Book Detective Magazine.

· Murder’s Not My Line · W. T. Ballard · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1942

· The Corpse Wore Red · Daniel Winters · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1942

· A Bullet for the Kid · T. T. Flynn · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1942

· Death Demands His Cut · Ray P. Shotwell · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1942

· The Devil’s Ante · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1942

Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) [v1 #5, May 1942] (Popular Publications, Inc., 10¢, 96pp, pulp)
Partial reprint of the April 1942 (US) issue.
Details supplied by Rob Preston.

2 · The Line-Up · The Editors · cl (r)

4 · D as in Dead · Robert Sidney Bowen · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

21 · The Queen Is Dead · Arthur Macom · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

28 · The Merry Wives of Murder · Ric Hasse · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

40 · Thus Spake the Corpse · Francis K. Allan · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

51 · Two-Gun Cupid · Lew Ort · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

62 · Play It Smart, Pal! · C. G. Tahney · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

69 · Murder Ward · Lee E. Wells · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

77 · The Crimson Trail · Cecil G. Winstead · ts (r)

86 · Without Benefit of Jury · James Harry Martin · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine April 1942

Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) [February 1943] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the December 1942 issue of Big-Book Detective Magazine.

· Murder Wrote the Music · G. T. Fleming-Roberts · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine December 1942

· Death Is My Teacher · Fredric Sinclair · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine December 1942

Big-Book Detective Magazine (Canada) [April 1943] (10¢, pulp)
Issue partially indexed - probably a reprint of the February 1943 issue of Big-Book Detective Magazine.

· Nine Dead Men and a Girl · Russell Gray · nv Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1943

· Footprints in the Sands of Crime · Robert W. Sneddon · ts Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1943

· The Turn in the Road · Francis K. Allan · ss Big-Book Detective Magazine February 1943

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