Mystery and Crime Bellem, Robert Leslie: Dan Turner-Hollywood Detective Sampler 2. V1. 6 Jun 2011

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Dan Turner, also known as the Hollywood Detective, was a fictional private detective created by Robert Leslie Bellem. His first appearance was in the second issue of the pulp magazine Spicy Detective, dated June 1934, and he continued to appear regularly in that magazine (which was retitled Speed Detective in 1943) until its demise in February 1947. He also appeared in his "own" magazine, Hollywood Detective, which was published by Culture Publications (later Trojan Publishing) and ran from January 1942 to October 1950.

Broken Melody

Nothing scalds Dan Turner so much as a threatening note. When there's geetus in a case, and when there's a little songbird like Chiquita in the picture, nobody's going to tell Dan to layoff, and get away with it!

The Color Of Murder

When a man goes on a bender and tries to kill the woman who has made a success of him, an ounce of prevention is called for, Dan Turner figures, or a pound of murder will be roosting on his doorstep.

Daughter of Murder

There are some things a daughter ought to know about her own mother - including how she died. Dan Turner had some doubts about both would-be heiresses, but no doubt about which one wanted to kill him!

Killer’s Union

Keeping a cute movie extra on ice in his apartment is bound to get Dan in trouble. And part of it is that a gunman doesn't forget how to play rough just because he's turned screen actor.

Malibu Mess

Nothing can be so mixed up as a couple of scrambled Hollywood marriages - with everybody wanting to kill everybody else. Dan is on hand to prevent things going quite that far . . .