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Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 1, March 1961] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
“Nice Guys Kill First” by Leslie G. Sabo is listed on the cover but did not appear until the April 1962 issue.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Blond Bombshell! [Duke Valentine] · Bob Shields · nv

21 · Never Bet on Death! · David Kasanof · ss

33 · Pose for Passion! · Al James · ss

43 · Night of the Slasher! · Art Rordan · ss

54 · Womanhunt! · Grover Brinkman · nv

67 · Her Kind Die Young! · Hal Ellson · ss

77 · Lust Slave! · Flip Lyons · ss

89 · Kiss Me and Die! · Bill Rank · ss

101 · Brotherhood of Evil! · James Rosenquest · ss

113 · A Bullet for Baby! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 2, May 1961] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · So Lethal My Love! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

18 · Creeps Can Kill! · Casey Hancher · ss

28 · Fear Stalks the Shadows! · Talmage Powell · ss

36 · Vengeance of the Damned! · Harrison Smith · ss

45 · Lovely Lady of Lust! · James Rosenquest · ss

55 · Wake for a Willing Wanton! · Grover Brinkman · nv

71 · You’ve Got to Hate Big! · J. Simmons Scheb · ss

79 · Hell Pit! · Steve Lawton · ss

95 · Deadly Cargo! · Jay Richards · ss

104 · Passion Knows No Rules! · Jack MacKinnon · ss

113 · Double Dealing Doll! · Flip Lyons · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 3, July 1961] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

5 · Murder Wears a Bikini! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

22 · Soft Mark! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

28 · Passion’s Price Is High! · Russell Thompson · ss

38 · Never Con a Killer! · William H. Duhart · ss

48 · Frail for a Fall Guy! · Christopher Mace · ss

55 · Share My Coffin, Darling! · Bill Rank · nv

68 · You Can’t Bury Evil! · Jim Arthur · ss

79 · Horror Claims a Bride! · Flip Lyons · ss

91 · Blood Will Tell! · Ted F. Parker · ss

100 · Her Corpse Needs Loving! · Grover Brinkman · ss; given as “Her Ghost Needs Loving” on the cover.

111 · Lust Loves the Dark! · Edward D. Hoch · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 4, September 1961] (35¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

6 · Strippers Are Murder! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

23 · The Passionate Punk! · Dan Sontup · ss

36 · No Place to Run! · Casey Hancher · ss

44 · Hell’s Handmaiden! · Edward D. Hoch · ss

50 · You Can’t Deal with the Devil! · John Mackenzie · nv

69 · Scream for Me, Darling! · Steve Lawton · ss

79 · Terror Tavern! · Ted F. Parker · ss

93 · Lust of the Damned! · William H. Duhart · ss

105 · Death Watch! · Grover Brinkman · ss

113 · Soft Angel of Madness! · Anthony Stuart · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 5, January 1962] (cover by Carl Pfeufer)

· Lovely Lady of Death! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

· Beauty Be Damned! · Talmage Powell · nv

· Handmaiden of Agony! · Jim Arthur · nv

· Let’s Die My Sweet! · Wallace Downs · ss

· Passion Plot! · David Kasanof · ss

· And Slay Once More! · Michael W. Elm · ss

· Vengeance Doll! · Al James · ss

· You Can’t Kill Lust! · Grover Brinkman · ss

· There’s No Escape! · Flip Lyons · ss

· Darling of Hate! · William H. Duhart · ss

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 5 No. 6, April 1962] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 128pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Dated “May” on the cover.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Name Your Poison! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

19 · Lust Won’t Wait! · William H. Duhart · ss

31 · Nice Guys Kill First! · Leslie G. Sabo · ss

36 · Burn in Hell, My Love! · Ben Bartel · ss

45 · Evil Maiden of Desire! · Hal Ellson · ss

55 · Setup for Murder! · Edward D. Hoch · nv

70 · A Toast to the Damned! · Donald E. Westlake · ss

76 · As Red as Blood! · Ed Lacy · ss

89 · Terror School! · Christopher Mace · ss

96 · The Payoff Is Passion! · Warren Downing · ss

105 · Teasers Die Hard! · Flip Lyons · ss

113 · Horror Rides the Night! · Alan Lance · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 1, July 1962] (35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Carnival of Lust! [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

18 · Bikini Babe! · Jackson Queens · ss

26 · Little Rat—Big Boodle! · Jay Richards · ss

35 · Hard-Nose Bull! · Ed Lacy · ss

41 · Lovely Vision of Death! · James Rosenquest · ss

51 · House of the Big Hate! · Harrison Smith · nv

65 · Layout for Murder! [Al Darlan (aka Al Diamond)] · Edward D. Hoch · ss

75 · Hate Won’t Die! · Alan Lance · ss

84 · Punk on the Prowl! · J. Simmons Scheb · ss

90 · Killer’s Farm! · Jordan Roberts · ss

101 · Death for a Price! · Steve Lawton · ss

109 · Sweet Mistress of Murder! · Larry M. Harris · ss

114 · Never Fool with Passion! · William H. Duhart · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 2, September 1962] (35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

2 · Satan Wears Satin! · Wallace Downs · nv

17 · The Passion to Kill! · Dan Sontup · ss

27 · Bride of Fear! · Flip Lyons · ss

39 · No Luck for a Sucker! · Ed Lacy · ss

50 · Con Doll! · Arthur Porges · ss

56 · Heroin Honey! · Art Crockett · nv

71 · Some Dames Are Poison! · William H. Duhart · ss

89 · Terror Calls Collect! · Don Tothe · ss

99 · Death Spins the Wheel! · Jay Richards · ss

106 · A Corpse Can Love! · Edward D. Hoch · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [Vol. 6 No. 3, November 1962] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

3 · Soft Flesh Can Be Deadly! · Art Crockett · nv

19 · The Passion to Kill! · Ed Lacy · ss

30 · Some Dames Are Poison! · Ed Ettinger · ss

38 · Madman’s Hotel! · Edward D. Hoch · ss

45 · A Dame Can Cheat Big! · Don Tothe · ss

52 · Terror Town! · Brian Cole · nv

63 · Sweet Night of Revenge! · Flip Lyons · ss

74 · Hangman’s Yard! · Heinrich Woos · ss

80 · Lust Means Big Trouble! · Arthur Porges · ss

88 · Terror Prowls the Night! · R. W. Lakin · ss

95 · Redheaded Bait! · Jim Arthur · ss

102 · Death on the High Steel! · Jay Richards · ss

109 · Lovely Bait for a Killer! · Edward A. Dieckmann, Sr. · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [v7 #4, January 1963] (35¢, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)
Mislabelled v7 #4 instead of v6 #4.
Details taken from Table of Contents.

3 · Framed by a Fickle Frail · Art Crockett · nv

19 · My Blade Sinks Deep · Don Tothe · ss

25 · High Price of Passion · F. J. Smith · ss

37 · The Girl in the Gold Bikini · Ed Ettinger · ss

48 · Cargo of Death · Max F. Harris · ss

56 · Play with Me, Sucker · Jay Richards · nv

69 · Death Stalks the Dark Street · Jim Arthur · ss

77 · Death’s Errand Boy · Grover Brinkman · ss

86 · Smart Gal—Scared Punk · Roderick Thorp · ss

94 · Deadly Desire · Alan Lance · ss

102 · I Sell Terror · Flip Lyons · ss

112 · Passion Baby · Bill Severn · nv

Off Beat Detective Stories [v8 #1, March 1963] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., digest)
Issue not indexed - may be phantom.

Off Beat Detective Stories [v8 #2, May 1963] (Pontiac Publishing Corp., 35¢, 127pp, digest, cover by Carl Pfeufer)

3 · Hot Dame, Cold Slab [Juan Kelly] · Art Crockett · nv

19 · Fangs of Death · Ed Lacy · ss

24 · Framed for Passion · Alan Lance · ss

36 · Too Young to Live · Arthur Porges · ss

44 · The Flesh Eaters · Grover Brinkman · ss

52 · Murder Wears Satin · Ed Ettinger · nv

66 · Lust Pad · Andrew Blake · ss

74 · Death Trap · Jay Fox · ss

84 · Blood Doll · Jay Folb · ss

94 · Death Be My Lover · M. R. James · ss

104 · Lovely Victims of Hate · Ed Peele · ss

116 · Suckers Are for Killing · Steve Lawton · nv

Suspect Detective Stories (about)
Suspect Detective Stories was a fairly standard crime digest featuring fast-action, contemporary, crime adventure stories. It never made a mark in the crowded marketplace for such fare and folded after 5 issues. The issue numbering was continued by Infinity SF.

Publishers:

Royal Publications, Inc.; 47 East 44th Street, New York 17, NY: Suspect Detective Stories.

Editors:

Larry T. Shaw - Editor: Suspect Detective Stories.

Suspect Detective Stories [Vol. 1 No. 1, November 1955] ed. Larry T. Shaw (Royal Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest, cover by Robert Engle)
Details supplied by Jerry McMaster from Table of Contents.

3 · Angelica Is Still Alive · Walter Snow · ss

12 · Death Is Where You Find It · Larry Holden · nv

41 · Anything for a Friend · Jerome Bixby · ss

54 · The Naked and the Deadly · Robert Turner · ss

68 · Scream Your Head Off · Matt Christopher · ss

79 · Specialty Kill · Fletcher Flora · ss

91 · Dead Men Never Die · Roy Lopez · ss

103 · Bullets and Bulletins · The Prowler · cl

106 · Blood Money · Lorenz Heller · ss

118 · Murdering Myra · William Tenn · ss

Suspect Detective Stories [v1 #2, February 1956] ed. Larry T. Shaw (Royal Publications, Inc., 35¢, digest)
Details taken from Table of Contents.

4 · The Build-Up [Cash Barlow] · Richard S. Prather · nv

25 · Black Lace · Bryce Walton · ss

36 · One for the Hangman · Larry Holden · ss

53 · Dead Men Don’t Shreik · Walter Snow · ss

68 · A Tasty Dish · Lorenz Heller · ss

79 · Each Man Kills · Chester Cohen · ss

86 · Bullets and Bulletins · The Prowler · cl

88 · The Shallow Grave · Bruno Fischer · nv

116 · A Good Imagination · Robert Bloch · ss

Suspect Detective Stories [v1 #3, June 1956] ed. Larry T. Shaw (Royal Publications, Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest, cover by Robert Engle)
Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk.

4 · A Misunderstanding · James T. Farrell · ss

16 · Bones for Davy Jones · Joseph Commings · ss Crooks’ Tour ed. Bruno Fischer, Dodd, Mead, 1953

36 · Fall Guy—Exclusive! · Walter Snow · nv

65 · The Warning · Duane Yarnell · ss

78 · A Richer and Happier Man · Alex Jackinson · ss

96 · Riff Tune · Harlan Ellison · ss

108 · Bullets and Bulletins · The Prowler · cl

110 · Just Debt · Walt Sheldon · ss

124 · The Laughing Deputy · Jerry Sohl · ss

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