The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #9, November 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · George Gideo: Gee-Gee to His Friends · John Creasey · ed 4 · The Sleep [Part 4 of 4; Dr. Palfrey] · John Creasey · sl 27 · Halt on the Road to Paradise [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 44 · Beasts That Looked Like Men · Ronald Deacon · ts 49 · Killer Kay · Edgar Wallace · ss The 20-Story Magazine January 1929 63 · Maternal Murder · Sheila Lee · ss 69 · Three O’Clock · D. Johns · ss 72 · Death Came Sugar-Coated · Ferguson Phillips · ss 78 · My Brother Cain · Raymond Frank · ss 92 · Police of Ceylon · James Cramer · ar The World’s Police by James Cramer, Cassell, 1964 96 · Once Upon a Crime · Michael Hervey · ss Mike Hervey Detective Monthly Magazine #10, 1953 104 · The Way of the Sea · John S. Wilson · ss 110 · Try the Costa Brava · Ann Jones · ss 115 · To Scrape the Dish · Francis Dickie · ss 125 · Jungle Sacrifice · John Baldwinson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #10, December 1964] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Once a Year · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 4 · The Millionaire’s Daughter [Part 1 of 2; Commander George Gideon] · J. J. Marric · sl; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 26 · Sad Note for the Maestros [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 51 · Mrs. Wharton’s House Party · Edmund Pearson · ar Instigation of the Devil by Edmund Pearson, Charles Scribner's, 1930 57 · The Jewel · Edgar Wallace · ss The Radio Times December 23 1927 68 · Bitter Ale · D. Johns · ss 72 · Layer by Layer · Betty Storer · ss 78 · The Prisoner · Joel · ss 82 · The Barricaded Brothers · Cecil F. S. Hill · ts 89 · Laughing on the Outside · D. Baker · ss 93 · All Done by Kindness · Robert Hall · ss 97 · The Search · Jean McConnell · ss 100 · Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br 102 · Caroline · John S. Wilson · ss 105 · One Man Job · Johannes Kerkhoven · ss 114 · Contra Account · Peter Day · ss 124 · The Last Flamenco · John Baldwinson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #11, January 1965] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Good Resolutions · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 3 · The Millionaire’s Daughter [Part 2 of 2; Commander George Gideon] · J. J. Marric · sl; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 21 · For John All Is Silence… [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 48 · Sob Sisters Emerge · Edmund Pearson · ar More Studies in Murder by Edmund Pearson, Harrison Smith & Robert Haas, 1936 56 · Every Man to His Own Trade · Michael Hervey · ss 62 · Girl in a Cafe · E. D. Hall · ss 66 · A Pair of Cuckoos · Martin Collins · ss 71 · Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br 72 · Red Water · Will Rowdan · ss 85 · Who Killed the Bank Manager? · Trevor Allen · ts 90 · Persons Unknown · A. J. Lane · ss 98 · A Short Ride Home · David A. Green · vi 100 · On Murder Considered as a Science · Kenneth Bridgwater · ss 106 · Ill Met by Midnight · Ferguson Phillips · ss 112 · Nice Summer Holiday · Helen Eastwood · ss 116 · Express or Mail · Owen Griffiths · ss 121 · Souvenir Deadly · H. P. Quinn · ss 125 · The Homing Type · John S. Wilson · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine [v8 #12, April 1965] ed. John Creasey (3/-, 128pp, digest) ifc. · Dateline U.S.A. · John Creasey · ed 2 · About Your Editor · R. D. H. S. · bg [Ref. John Creasey] 4 · The Rapist · J. J. Marric · nv; later published in Gideon’s Lot. 26 · How Not to Hail a Bus [The Courts Day by Day] · J. A. J. · ts The (London) Evening News 19?? 28 · Teacakes for the Bishop · Dee Dover · ss 31 · The Hunting Knife · Edmund Pearson · ar Studies in Murder by Edmund Pearson, Macmillan, 1924 54 · Off the Record · Mary Carter · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1964 59 · The Rut of Death · Alan W. Cross · ss 64 · Sands of Time · James McKennon · vi 64 · Salami Manufacturer Made Gold Coins · Ronald Deacon · ms 66 · The Man in the Doorway · Sheila Richmond · ss 70 · Murder Down Below · Harold C. Bailey · ss 81 · Unique Escape · Ronald Deacon · ms 82 · Win Lisa and Lose · Dan Ross · ss 87 · Smuggling—by Ambulance and Fire Engines · Ronald Deacon · ms 87 · Double Exposure · H. P. Quinn · ss 94 · Master Forger of ‘Old Masters’ · Ronald Deacon · ts 97 · Phoney Hero · Cecil F. S. Hill · ss 107 · Shopped · Paul Feakes · ss The (London) Evening News December 17 1959 110 · The H.C. Factor in Murder · J. Brian Blacklock · ts 112 · So Long at the Fair · Ferguson Phillips · ss 119 · The Smart Boy · Les Dacy · ss 122 · Like Father, Like Son · Sheila Lee · ss 125 · The Escort · Herbert Harris · ss

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US)   (about) Several issues of John Creasey Mystery Magazine were distributed in the USA. Initially the only difference was that a US price appeared on the cover as well as the usual UK price; but this changed in 1959 to stickers on the cover identifying them as a “Special US Edition”, with a price of 35 cents. Although only the month name is specified, these are known to have appeared 4-8 months after the equivalent UK issue. Editors: John Creasey - Editor: John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US).

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #14, February 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, digest) Reprint of the October 1957 (UK) issue. Details taken from Table of Contents. 3 · The Helping Hand · Leslie Wilde · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 10 · A Test for Murder · Agatha Christie · ss The Sunday Dispatch September 22 1929, as “The Uncrossed Path” 17 · Preserving the Evidence [Francis Quarles] · Julian Symons · ss The Evening Standard September 18 1952 22 · The Crime of Allan Nunn May · Alan Moorehead · ts The Traitors: The Double Lives of Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May by Alan Moorehead, Hamish Hamilton, 1952 40 · The Bayswater Holdup · Rosemary Weir · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 46 · Find Inspector West [Part 4 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 66 · All the Way to the Moon · Q. Patrick · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #94, September 1951 72 · The Murder of Alec d’Antiquis · Sir Harold Scott · ts Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott, Andre Deutsch, 1954, as “Alec d’Antiquis” 78 · The Woman Turned to Salt [Solange Fontaine] · F. Tennyson Jesse · nv The London Magazine November 1929, as “Lot’s Wife” 100 · Book Reviews · John Creasey · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine October 1957 102 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #15, March 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the November 1957 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 3 · The Chief Witness [Roger West] · John Creasey · nv John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 18 · Trail of the Disappearing Diplomats · Eric Ambler · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 29 · The Riddle of the Double Negative [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #40, March 1947 40 · The Murder of Stanley Setty · Peter Beveridge · ts Inside the C.I.D. by Peter Beveridge, Evans Brothers, 1957 47 · No Flower, No Funeral · Kenneth Laing · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 50 · One Morning They’ll Hang Him [Albert Campion] · Margery Allingham · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #81, August 1950 65 · Dead Men’s Shoes · Kathleen A. Holker · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 69 · The Secret of Fort Bayard [G.7] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · ss Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #13, November 1943 translated from the French (“Le Secret du Fort Bayard”, Détective, November 21, 1929 & December 5, 1929). 74 · Haigh, the Acid Bath Murderer · Sir Harold Scott · ts Scotland Yard by Sir Harold Scott, Andre Deutsch, 1954, as “The Haigh Case” 82 · You Can’t Take It with You · Granville Wilson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957 89 · The Trial of Reginald Ivor Hinks · F. Tennyson Jesse · ts Comments on Cain by F. Tennyson Jesse, William Heinemann, 1948 109 · Book Reviews · James Dillon White · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine November 1957

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #16, April 1958] ed. John Creasey (35¢, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the December 1957 (UK) issue. Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk from Table of Contents. 3 · Strike for Death [Part 1 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 27 · The Lady from Florence · Nigel Balchin · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 32 · The Last of Canaris · Ian Colvin · ts Chief of Intelligence by Ian Colvin, Victor Gollancz, 1951 45 · The Killer Looked Away · W. T. Warriner · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 52 · The Murder of Elsie Cameron · Lord Jowitt · ts Some Were Spies by Lord Jowitt, Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 67 · Money for Danger · Alan Kennington · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 80 · The Tuesday Night Club [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Royal Magazine December 1927 90 · The Bath Chair Murder · G. H. Totterdell · ss Country Cop by G. H. Totterdell, George G. Harrap, 1956 97 · The Tall Man · Tom Johnson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 102 · The Black, Black Bull · Christopher Miller · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 106 · A Matter of a Tenner · Stephen Spencer · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957 110 · Book Reviews · John Creasey · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine December 1957

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #17, May 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the January 1958 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 5 · Mr. Vinnery Stayed Upstairs · Louis Golding · ss John Bull May 29 1948 15 · Death of the Jade Bride · Sax Rohmer · ts The American Weekly September 7 1952 19 · Detective’s Wife · Herbert Harris · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine January 1958 24 · Strike for Death [Part 2 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine January 1958 50 · The Amateur [Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss John Bull November 19 1949, as “Amateur in Violence” 58 · The Baffling Case of Pontecorvo · Alan Moorehead · ts The Traitors: The Double Lives of Fuchs, Pontecorvo and Nunn May by Alan Moorehead, Hamish Hamilton, 1952 76 · The Man Who Was Drowned · James Pattinson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine January 1958 86 · The Body Snatchers · Jack Smith-Hughes · ts Eight Studies in Justice by Jack Smith-Hughes, Cassell & Co., 1953 102 · Thread of Life · Will Oursler · ss Mystery Book Magazine Spring 1949 105 · Book Reviews · John Creasey · rc John Creasey Mystery Magazine January 1958 110 · Crime Books of the Month · [uncredited] · bi John Creasey Mystery Magazine January 1958

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #18, June 1958] ed. John Creasey (2/-, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the February 1958 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 5 · Curtains for Me · Anthony Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard October 3 1951 9 · In the Shadow [Did It Happen?] · W. Stanley Moss · ts The Evening Standard 195? 13 · One Reckless Moment · J. M. Stewart · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958 22 · Death in Room 66: The Fox Case · Lord Jowitt · ts Some Were Spies by Lord Jowitt, Hodder & Stoughton, 1954 40 · Wash, Set—and Murder [Dr. David Wintringham] · Josephine Bell · ss The Evening Standard 1949, as “The Case of the Faulty Drier” 47 · The Poisoner · Felix Kivell · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958 54 · The Hand in the Sand · Ngaio Marsh · ts My Favourite True Mystery ed. Ernest V. Heyn, Heinemann, 1956 58 · Strike for Death [Part 3 of 4; Roger West] · John Creasey · sl John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958 82 · The Brides in the Bath · Douglas G. Browne & E. V. Tullett · ts Bernard Spilsbury: His Life and Cases by Douglas G. Browne & E. V. Tullett, Harrap, 1951 95 · Black Beauty of West Camp · James Pattinson · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958 105 · John Creasey Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958 110 · Crime Books of the Month · [uncredited] · bi John Creasey Mystery Magazine February 1958

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #21, January 1959] ed. John Creasey (35¢, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the May 1958 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 5 · Stan the Killer [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Anthony Boucher · nv Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine #70, September 1949 translated from the French (“Stan Le Tueur”, Police-Roman, December 23, 1938). 29 · The Letter and the Law [Did It Happen?] · John Gunn · ar The Evening Standard May 24 1955 34 · A Knock at the Door · Clare Leward · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1958 39 · The Case of the Morphine Murderer · Richard B. Morris · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1958 56 · The Man I Didn’t Kill [Part 2 of 2] · Norman Deane · sl Hurst and Blackett, 1950 85 · The Specialty of M. Duclos · Oliver La Farge · ss The New Yorker April 29 1950, as “La Spécialité de M. Duclos” 90 · The Lost Ambassador · Milward Kennedy · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1958 95 · The Skull in the Rubble [Professor Luther Bastion] · Gavin Holt · ss A Century of Detective Stories, Hutchinson, 1935, as “The Aztec Skull” rewritten from “The Aztec Skull” published as by Charles Rodda (Flynn’s, June 13, 1925). 110 · John Creasey Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br John Creasey Mystery Magazine May 1958

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #22, February 1959] ed. John Creasey (35¢, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the June 1958 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 5 · Cop’s Gift · Rex Stout · ss What’s New December 1953, as “Tough Cop’s Gift” 9 · Murder by Television · Peter Beveridge · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 17 · The Sacrifice · Denys Val Baker · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 31 · The Fantasia Murder · Cyril Ray · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 39 · The Hand · Gerald Villiers · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 42 · The Baron and the Blue Diamond [Part 1 of 2; John Mannering (The Baron)] · Anthony Morton · na Star Weekly November 29 1952 86 · The Baccarat Case · E. W. Fordham · ts Notable Cross-Examinations by E. W. Fordham, Constable, 1951 99 · Out of the Grave · Martin Downes · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 107 · John Creasey Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958 109 · Mrs. Wipple Cleans Up · S. L. Jackson, uncredited · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine June 1958

John Creasey Mystery Magazine (US) [v1 #23, March 1959] ed. John Creasey (35¢, 112pp, large digest) Reprint of the July 1958 (UK) issue. Details derived from a cover scan and the contents of the UK issue. 4 · The Gangster · Peter Cheyney · ss MacKill’s Mystery Magazine June 1953 9 · Huntsman in the Snow · P. F. Latham · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958 17 · The Moneymaker · Murray Teigh Bloom · ar Money of Their Own by Murray Teigh Bloom, Weidenfled & Nicolson, 1957 33 · John Creasey Looks at New Books · John Creasey · br John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958 35 · The Ship of Sleepless Men · Anthony Abbot · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958 42 · The Baron and the Blue Diamond [Part 2 of 2; John Mannering (The Baron)] · Anthony Morton · na Star Weekly November 29 1952 94 · The Murder of P.C. Edgar · Peter Beveridge · ts John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958 100 · Delayed Action · Alan Kennington · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958 106 · An Occupational Hazard · John Valentine · ss John Creasey Mystery Magazine July 1958