
first published in 1920 by Ward as The Daffodil Mystery. it was published the following year by Small Maynard in Boston with this title
cover art by Richard Lyon repurposed from G-Men Magazine, May 1938


first published in 1920 by Ward as The Daffodil Mystery. it was published the following year by Small Maynard in Boston with this title
cover art by Richard Lyon repurposed from G-Men Magazine, May 1938


1960 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Charles Binger
pseudonym of Robert Lee Martin
better image than previously posted

1961 Gold Medal paperback original
cover art by Darcy/Ernest Chiriacka?
better image than previously posted

1960 Popular Giant edition paperback original
cover art by Darcy (Ernest Chiriacka)

better image than previously posted
~ Millard H. Cannon, “For Customers Only”, short-short, only appearance in BM
~ Donald Barr Chidsey, “Dead Horses Don’t Count”, last of 6 appearances in BM
~ Richard Deming, “Pay Up or Die”, Manville “Manny” Moon, 1st person narrator, last of 6 stories, author’s last appearance in BM
~ Charles Larson, “Eye for an Eye”, reprint, not from BM
~ Hank Napheys, “Homicide Furlough”, ‘reprint, not from BM’
~ Robert H. Rohde, “Millions of Cops”, ‘reprint, not from BM’
~ Raoul [Fauconnier] Whitfield, “Murder in the Ring”, ‘boxing, gamblers, racketeers, with Primo-Carnera-like boxer; reprinted from Dec ’30 issue
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