November 1950 issue ~ cover art by Norman Saunders

November 1950 issue

cover art by Norman Saunders

better image than previously posted

~ John Bender, “Mayhem Patrol”, ‘prowl-car cop is 1st-person narrator’, 2nd and last story in BM

~ Richard Deming, “Five O’Clock Shroud”, Manville “Manny” Moon, 1st-person narrator, 5th of 6 stories in BM

~ William Campbell Gault, “Dead –End for Delia”, last of 9 stories in BM

~ Richard E. Glendinning, “Die, Gypsy, Die!”, ‘Lt. Oscar Daniels, homicide’, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Albert Simmons, “Disc-Jockey Dirge”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Robert Turner, “Hell Is What You Make It”, 3rd of 4 stories in BM

~ Cornell Woolrich, “Of Time and Murder”, ‘reprint; not from BM; orig. pub., Detective Fiction Weekly, 15 Mar 1941’, 23rd of 24 (22 original) stories to appear in BM

©Seattle Mystery Bookshop

[updated 3/1/26]

October 1,1933 issue ~ cover art by William Reusswig

October 1, 1933 issue

cover art by William Reusswig

better image than previously posted

“The Corpse Was Cold” by John Lawrence

“The Die in Flame” (Ned Grantley) by Oscar Schisgall

“Stairway of Shadows” (Capt. B.J. Brady) by Leslie T. White

“The Golden Grave” (Craig Kennedy) by Arthur B. Reeve

photo and profile of Arthur B. Reeve included

The Wayward Blonde paperback cover, 1958

American Artist (20th Century)
The Wayward Blonde paperback cover, 1958
Oil on board, 23 x 15-1/2 inches (58.4 x 39.4 cm)
Not signed

The present work is published as the cover of The Wayward Blonde by John Creighton (Ace, 1958) and is accompanied by a copy of the book.