charles s. wolfe – SMB Noir

December 1921 issue

December 1921 issue

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~ Meredith Beyers, “The Dark Brown Dress”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “Hear Not, See Not. Speak Not Evil”, 1^st story in this issue

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “Fit for a King”, 2^nd story in this issue, 7^th and 8^th stories in BM

~ Elizabeth (Bessie) Dudley, “Ananias Ltd”, ‘A Chinese among the characters’, 3rd of 4 stories in BM

~ John B. Hart, “In Full Payment”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ J.B. Hawley, “The Mystery of the One-Legged Man”, 8^th of 12 stories in BM

~ Pettersen Marzoni, “Fear”, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ David Morrison, “Thornton Smiled Significantly”, 2^nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Harry M. Sutherland, “The Weeping Killer”, short-short, 1st of 2 stories in BM

~ John D. Swain, “The Man Who Knew Too Much”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Frederic J. Thorne, “The Prisoner Speaks”, ‘A Complete Mystery Novelette’, 7th of 10 stories in BM

~ Harold Ward, “The Woman Who Cursed a Man”, 19th of 29 stories under this name in BM [29th of 46 stories in BM under three different names – Ward Sterling and H.W. Starr]

~ Henry S. Watson and Asa Steele, “The Trap Thief”, 2^nd of 2 stories in BM

~ Charles S. Wolfe, “The Finishing Touch”, 1^st of 3 stories in BM

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February 1922 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

February 1922 issue

cover art by William Grotz

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~ John Baer, “The Pearl-Handled Revolver”, 1^st story in issue

~ John Baer, “Written in Blood”, 2nd story, 13^th and 14^th of 24 stories in BM

~ Christopher B. Booth, “The Phelam Lodge Mystery”, 3^rd of 5 BM stories

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “24 Karat – But”, 10^th of 14 stories in BM

~ Arthur S. Garbett, “The Wet Hand”, 3rd of 4 stories in BM

~ J.B. Hawley, “The Hallowell Murder”, 10^th of 12 stories in BM

~ J. Burton Loftus, “At the Expense of James Cathew”, short-short, only appearance in BM

~ Lloyd Lonergan, “The Disappearing Judge”, 2^nd of 8 stories in BM

~ J.J. Stagg, “The Man in Box D”, 5th of 11 stories in BM

~ Ward Sterling, “The Passing of Bloody Dan”, 1 of 2 stories in this issue (see Ward), 11th of 16 stories under this name in BM

~ Frederic J. Thorne, “The Multiple Mystery Story”, part 2 of 3, 9th of 10 stories in BM

~ Harold Ward, “The Attorney for the Defense”, ‘short-short’, 2^nd of 2 stories in this issue (with Sterling), 21st of 29 stories under this name in BM [32^nd and 33rd of 46 stories in BM under three different names – Ward Sterling and H.W. Starr]

~ Charles S. Wolfe, “Unlucky Friday”, last of 3 stories in BM