Mystery and Crime Various: Thrilling Detective Sampler 2. V1. 18 Mar 2012

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Thrilling Detective was the first of Ned Pines's long line of pulp magazines, starting in 1931 and running for an amazing 213 issues before folding in Summer 1953. A British reprint edition ran for at least 88 issues between 1939 and 1954. There was also a Canadian reprint edition during the same period.

Blood in the Rain—Edward S. Sullivan

Secret Service Captain Farrell was a mild little man until the counterfeiters killed his friend— after that he was a tornado!

Murder Buys a Hat—Edward Ronns

Rookie Crown Gets the Lowdown on a “Suicide” When Georgie Puts Her Wits to Work for Him!

A Pawn for the Chair—Joe Archibald

Sometimes a strong position is gained by losing a pawn—and that goes when the pawn is your own good reputation!

Cast Your Plug Upon the Water—Fenton W. Earnshaw

A boy fisherman baits his hook with fleas to catch the big fish of the underworld!

Companions of the Corpse—Frank Johnson

When Bill Hunter found a pal murdered on the beach, he knew it was time to move against his fifth column killers—and did he move!

No Story In It—Arthur J. Burks

Mixing Literature and sleuthing intrigues Jaben Coxe, but getting the low-down on the underworld has its drawbacks when blackjacks and bullets fly!

Flowers For Mrs. Widgeon—Paul Roycroft

Being a house detective taught Punch Bradley to expect a lot of strange things, but he’d have laughed at the prophecy that a pet peeve would save his life!

Death With Music—C. S. Montanye

Johnny Castle steps into a puzzling maze of criminal intrigue when he sets out to probe a grim hot spot murder mystery!

Guinea Pig Money—Benton Braden

Blackie thought he had a good racket if his experiment worked—but he based his trust on faulty reasoning!

Leave at Your Peril—Sam Merwin, Jr.

Lieutenant Paul Britton splits a sinister murder plot wide open when he returns to the swanky Garnet Club!