The Crime, Mystery, & Gangster Fiction Magazine Index

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Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 5, Whole No. 156, November 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · Women—Pests or Poison · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s March 19 1938, as “Hot Money” 18 · The Man Who Went to Taltavul’s · David Alexander · nv 30 · Town Wanted · Fredric Brown · ss Detective Fiction Weekly September 7 1940 33 · The Heritage Portrait [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss John Bull February 25 1956 48 · “My Queer Dean!” [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss This Week March 8 1953 53 · The World’s Second Detective · Jacques Barzun · ar [Ref. Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais] 56 · The Pedlar’s Revenge · Liam O’Flaherty · ss Collier’s July 25 1953 67 · Deputy Sheriff · James M. Ullman · ss 75 · Last Swap · Ray Chesson · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 86 · The Clementine Caper · Larry Van Benthuysen · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 93 · Tiger in the Glass · Robert Sherman Townes · ss Esquire August 1952, as “Nothing Too Much” 106 · The Thousand Mile Shot · John F. Suter · nv 126 · The Incautious Burglar [Dr. Gideon Fell] · John Dickson Carr · ss The Strand Magazine October 1940, as “A Guest in the House”

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [Vol. 28 No. 6, Whole No. 157, December 1956] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 138pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 5 · This Was Willi’s Day · Aaron Marc Stein · nv 25 · The Man Who Knew · Frederick Nebel · ss Liberty March 9 1940, as “Bet Your Life” 32 · Before It’s Too Late [Hercule Poirot] · Agatha Christie · nv This Week February 2 1936, as “Triangle at Rhodes” 50 · Nothing Is Black and White · Harry Kelly · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 60 · The Road to Tyburn · J. Treloar Martin · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 67 · Stroke of Twelve · John B. Starr · ss 1946 70 · Bedtime Story · J. M. Stern · ss 75 · The Iron Box · John Savage · ss Collier’s February 7 1953 91 · Danger—Women at Work · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 98 · The Lady of Good Deeds [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss Collier’s November 13 1953, as “Death Had a Birthday” 112 · Square-O-Rooney · Joseph Whitehill · ss 126 · The Ikon of Elijah · Avram Davidson · ss 138 · Index to Volume 28—July-December 1956 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #1, Whole No. 158, January 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Ten Clues for Mr. Polkinghorn · Charlotte Armstrong · ss 1956 15 · The Magic Painting [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss 22 · Ride with a Killer · Verne Athanas · ss Collier’s March 8 1952, as “Pursuit” 33 · Catching at Straws · Margery Allingham · ss 41 · Wait for Me Downstairs · Cornell Woolrich · nv Detective Fiction Weekly June 22 1940, as “Finger of Doom” 65 · It Could Happen to Anyone · Charles Mergendahl · ss Collier’s August 20 1954 69 · The Catch Dog · Vinnie Williams · ss 78 · Like a Plum Ripening · C. E. Parker · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 85 · Seventh Murder of Henry’s Father · Elizabeth Anthony · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 92 · Soho Night’s Entertainment [Inspector Calloway] · Frank Swinnerton · ss 107 · The Murder of Santa Claus · Tage la Cour; translated by Paul Ib Liebe · ss 1954 [Ref. Agatha Christie] translated from the Swedish (Mord til Jul, 1952, as by Donald McGuire). parody of Agatha Christie featuring “Hercules Poire”. 112 · A Matter of Seconds [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss The Evening Standard August 3 1953 117 · Joy Ride · C. B. Gilford · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #2, Whole No. 159, February 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Always Open and Shut [Tim Ferguson; Willie Klein] · Thomas Walsh · ss Collier’s December 2 1939, as “Stick-Up” 16 · The Withered Heart · Jean Potts · ss 26 · Her Last Bow [Stately Homes] · Arthur Porges · ss 31 · The Perfect Model · Margery Sharp · ss 43 · The Morning After · O. H. Leslie · ss 48 · Immune to Murder [Nero Wolfe & Archie Goodwin] · Rex Stout · nv The American Magazine November 1955 83 · The Apartment Hunter · Jack & Mary McDonald · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 89 · Letter Writing as a Fine Art · Martin Dardis · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 96 · Sherlock Holmes and the F.B.I. · Thomas M. McDade · ar 104 · The Forbidden Dollar · C. Y. Lee · ss Writer’s Digest 1954 108 · The Three D’s · Ogden Nash · ss Harper’s Bazaar April 1948, as “Victoria” 111 · The Dacey Affair [Insp. Peter Curwen] · Roy Vickers · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #3, Whole No. 160, March 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Greenshaw’s Folly [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · nv Star Weekly November 3 1956 (+2) 22 · Cause for Suspicion [Dr. Paul Standish] · George Harmon Coxe · ss Liberty February 1 1947 34 · The Perfect Crime · Alberto Moravia; translated by Angus Davidson · ss translated from the Italian (“Il Delitto Perfetto”, Racconti Romani, Bompiani, 1954). 40 · Murder on St. Valentine’s Day [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week April 4 1954, as “The Valentine Murder” 48 · The Holy Man · Avram Davidson · ss 55 · Light in Darkness · Roland F. Lee · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · Payment in Kind · A. H. Z. Carr · ss 1934 79 · Ogne ’54 [John Appleby] · Michael Innes · ss 83 · The Perfect Alibi · Patricia Highsmith · ss 97 · Who Killed Cock Robin, Jr. · Joseph Zderad · pz 99 · No Way to Win [Colonel Braxton] · Melville Davisson Post · ss The American Magazine October 1926, as “The Survivor” 108 · M Is for the Many · Henry Slesar · ss 118 · Daddy-O · Pat Stadley · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #4, Whole No. 161, April 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 6 · The Necessity of His Condition · Avram Davidson · ss; first prize winner in EQMM’s twelfth annual contest. 15 · Money to Burn · Margery Allingham · ss She March 1957, as “The Psychologist” 24 · Doc Em Lies · Richard Connell · ss 37 · Arlie and the Vampires · Elizabeth Gane · ss 43 · Fill the Night with Murder · Victor Canning · ss John Bull January 28 1956, as “Midnight on the Lagoon” 49 · Mr. Diamond’s Diamonds · Marvin Rossman · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 65 · Sunday in Our Town · Margie Swann · ss 69 · The Girl I Left Behind Me · Muriel Spark · ss 73 · A Time to Mourn [Chafik J. Chafik] · Charles B. Child · ss 87 · If You Know How [Henry Montague Bohun; Insp. (Supt.) Hazlerigg] · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard September 22 1955, as “An Appealing Pair of Legs” 92 · Country Caper · Robert Sheckley · ss 97 · College Copper · Steve April · ss 101 · The Most Obstinate Man in Paris [Insp. Jules Maigret] · Georges Simenon; translated by Lawrence G. Blochman · nv translated from the French (“Le Client le plus obstiné du monde”, Maigret et l’Inspecteur Malchanceux, Presse de la Cite, 1947). 130 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #5, Whole No. 162, May 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Barry Waldman) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · You Bet Your Life [Hildegarde Withers] · Stuart Palmer · ss 18 · Who’s the Blonde? · John D. MacDonald · ss Collier’s August 9 1952 32 · Three Times Loser · Michael Gilbert · ss The Evening Standard September 15 1954, as “Twm Carney” 36 · Nobody Can Ask That [Captain M.L. Heimrich] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week April 8 1956, as “Too Early for Murder” 41 · The Kachina Dolls [Dean Weathergay] · Alvin Pevehouse · nv; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 57 · So Refreshing! · Brèni Pevehouse · ss 67 · The Mischief-Maker · Arthur Gordon · ss 73 · That’s Just Too Bad · Frederick Nebel · ss Collier’s November 30 1940, as “Something to Remember” 86 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 87 · So I Can Forget · De Forbes · ss 95 · The Unluckiest Murderer · Cyril Hare · ss The Evening Standard July 17 1951, as “Murderer’s Luck” 100 · The Crapshooter · John Steinbeck · ar New York Herald Tribune August 12 1943, as “Steinbeck Tells Dice Game Epic with a Mulligan Denouement” 103 · Don’t Crowd Your Luck [Joe Puma] · William Campbell Gault · nv 125 · Symbol of Authority · Henry Slesar · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v29 #6, Whole No. 163, June 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Given as No. 162 in the Table of Contents. Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · And Already Lost… · Charlotte Armstrong · ss 16 · Never Kill a Cop · Clifford Knight · ss 30 · The Bottled Wife · Michael Fessier · ss Esquire February 1952, as “The Strange Case of the Bottled Wife” 39 · The Downshire Terror · Andrew Garve · ss John Bull August 4 1956, as “The Man Who Wasn’t Scared” 44 · Collector’s Item · Michael Kelly · ss 1952 51 · Five Letter Word · Jeanne Sakol · ss 56 · The Hound of the Wellingtons [James Wickwire] · Mignon G. Eberhart · ss This Week February 6 1955, as “Murder by Night” 66 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 68 · Never Anything but Trouble · Robert Twohy · ss 78 · The Tallest Man in the World · Janet Green · nv Butcher’s Dozen by Crime Writers Association, Heinemann, 1956 100 · First Man at the Funeral [Sheriff] · Dion Henderson · ss 105 · The Silver Cones · Leslie Bigelow · ss 114 · The Mad Killer · Henry Slesar · ss 118 · Dig That Crazy Grave! · Robert Bloch · ss 130 · Index to Volume 29—January-June 1957 · [uncredited] · ix

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #1, Whole No. 164, July 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Kelly Freas) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Miracles Do Happen [Ellery Queen] · Ellery Queen · ss 12 · A Matter of Public Notice · Dorothy Salisbury Davis · nv 27 · The Mayor Calls His Family · Manly Wade Wellman · ss 37 · Shock Tactics [Dr. Basil Willing] · Helen McCloy · ss This Week May 15 1955, as “Thy Brother Death” 46 · Command Performance · J. Burne Sargent · ss 55 · You Can’t Run Away · Ray Chesson · nv 84 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 85 · Macagony’s Fist · Gerald Kersh · ss Courier Winter 1937/1938, as by P. J. Gahagan 89 · The Man at the Latch · Jacqueline Cutlip · ss 101 · The Servant Problem [Miss Marple] · Agatha Christie · ss The Strand Magazine April 1942, as “The Perfect Maid” 111 · The Serafina Caper [Bernie Helper] · Charles Green · ss 125 · The Doe and the Gantlet · Pat Stadley · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #2, Whole No. 165, August 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by George Salter) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · An End to Fear · Hugh Pentecost · nv 24 · Cottage for August · Thomas Kyd · ss 33 · To Remember You By · Rufus King · ss 42 · The Two Deaths of Dr. Kang · Victor Canning · gp (r) _42 · Death in China [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard February 20 1956, as “The Six Deaths of Dr. Kang” _46 · Death in Australia [Dr. Kang] · Victor Canning · ss The Evening Standard February 21 1956, as “Shadow in the Dark” 50 · The French Key · Avram Davidson · ss 60 · Paid in Full · Rose Finnegan · ss 72 · The Dog That Came to the Funeral · John Collier · ss 81 · Never the Twain · Andrew Salmond · ss 95 · The Portuguese Instructor · Michael Forrestier · ss 101 · Gladstone’s Candlestick [Gervase Fen] · Edmund Crispin · ss The Evening Standard August 12 1955 106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 107 · What’s the Percentage? · William Holder · ss 119 · Driving Lesson · F. L. Wallace · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #3, Whole No. 166, September 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest, cover by Barry Waldman) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · The Faith of Aaron Menefee · Stanley Ellin · ss 16 · Snap Shot [Commander Elfe] · Michael Gilbert · ss 27 · Not—Tonight—Danger [Mike Shayne] · Brett Halliday (ghost written by Helen McCloy) · ss This Week November 28 1954, as “Dead Man’s Code” 36 · The Glass Room [Anthony J. Quinn] · Morton Wolson · ss 43 · Home from Camp · Bob Van Scoyk · vi 47 · A Gun Is a Nervous Thing · Charlotte Armstrong · nv The American Magazine August 1955, as “Ride with the Executioner” 86 · Mathematical Murder · Cecil Curtis · vi 89 · Man of the Week · Charles M. Swart · ss 97 · The Doctor and the Silver Plate · Margery Allingham · ss This Week February 27 1955, as “The Great London Jewel Robbery” 104 · A True Blue Friend · Millicent Sherwood · vi 106 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 107 · The Town Is Waiting · Joseph Whitehill · ss 121 · Bull in a China Shop · C. B. Gilford · ss

Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine [v30 #4, Whole No. 167, October 1957] ed. Ellery Queen (Mercury Publications, 35¢, 130pp+, digest) Details supplied by Douglas Greene. 3 · Lilith, Stay Away from the Door · B. J. R. Stolper · nv 20 · Crime in Rhyme · Robert Bloch · ss 29 · He Swung and He Missed · Nelson Algren · ss The American Mercury July 1942 36 · The High, Warm Place · William O’Farrell · ss 43 · The Cat and the Chestnut [Parker Pyne] · Agatha Christie · ss Cosmopolitan August 1932, as “The Case of the Distressed Lady” 51 · Out of the Midst of the Fire · Evans Harrington · ss 62 · A Way with Women · Nicholson Williams · ss 75 · The Fatal Secret · Daniel Webster · vi The Boston Book, Being Specimens of Metropolitan Literature ed. James Thomas Fields, Tickner, Reed, and Fields, 1850 77 · The Last Week · A. Harris · ss 83 · The Mind Reader · Fred Berkenhoff · ss; in EQMM’s “Department of First Stories”. 88 · EQMM’s Detective Directory · Robert P. Mills · br 89 · Pattern for Murder [Mr. & Mrs. (Pam and Jerry) North] · Frances & Richard Lockridge · ss This Week November 6 1955, as “There’s Death for Remembrance” 102 · Walking Alone · Miriam Allen deFord · ss 114 · Malice in Wonderland [Chief Bill Duggan] · Rufus King · nv