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Two Complete Detective Books

Two Complete Detective Books was one of the precursors of book clubs in that it afforded the general public current, full-length, fiction in the mystery/detective field at a low price. Including two complete novels in each issue it ran for 76 issues from 1939 to 1953.

1939
#1
Winter

#2
Summer

#3
Fall

#4
Winter 1939/40
1940
#5
Spring

#6
Summer

#7
Fall
#8
Winter
1941
#9
Spring

#10
Summer

#11
Fall

#12
Winter
1942
#13
Spring

#14
Summer

#15
Fall

#16
Winter
1943
#17
Jan

#18
Feb

#19
Mar

#20
Apr
   
#21
Jul
 
#22
Sep
 
#23
Nov
 
1944
#24
Jan
 
#25
Mar
  #26
May
 
#27
Jul
 
#28
Sep
 
#29
Nov
 
1945
#30
Jan
 
#31
Mar
 
#32
May
 
#33
Jul
 
#34
Sep
 
#35
Nov
 
1946
#36
Jan
 
#37
Mar
 
#38
May
 
#39
Jul
 
#40
Sep
 
#41
Nov
 
1947
#42
Jan
 
#43
Mar
 
#44
May
 
#45
Jul
 
#46
Sep
 
#47
Nov
 
1948
#48
Jan
 
#49
Mar
 
#50
May
 
#51
Jul
 
#52
Sep
 
#53
Nov
 
1949
#54
Jan
 
#55
Mar
 
#56
May
 
#57
Jul
 
#58
Sep
 
#59
Nov
 
1950
#60
Jan
 
#61
Mar
 
#62
May
 
#63
Jul
 
#64
Sep
 
#65
Nov
 
1951
#66
Jan
 
#67
Mar
     
#68
Summer

#69
Winter
1952
#70
Spring

#71
Summer
 
#72
Winter
1953
#73
Spring

#74
Summer
 
#75
Winter 1953/54
1954
#76
Spring