SMB Noir

January 1938 issue

cover art by Walter Baumhofer

Carroll John Daly, “Book of the Dead” (Race Williams)

Raymond Chandler, “Red Wind” (John Dalmas)

Jan Dana, “To the Murder Born”

B.B. Fowler, “Lead Legacy”

George A. Shaftel, “Star-Crossed”

Dale Clark, “Stone-Blind Killer”

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“There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and curl your hair and make your nerves jump and your skin itch. One nights like that every booze party ends in a fight. Meek little wives feel the edge of the carving knife and study their husband’s necks. Anything can happen. You can even get a full glass of beer at a cocktail lounge.” – Chandler, “Red Wind”