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~ W.T. Ballard, “Lights, Action – Killer!”, 27th and last Lennox story in BM, 40th of 43 stories in BM
~ D.L. Champion, “Blood from a Turnip”, 8th of 26 with Sackler, reprinted in Murder Costs Money: The Complete Black Mask Stories of Rex Sackler (Steeger, 2020), 9th of 30 stories in BM.
~ Dale Clark, “Murder is No Joke”, 9th of 28 with house dick Mike O’Hanna story, at San Alpa Resort hotel, 11th of 32 stories in BM
~ Norbert Davis, “Don’t Cry for Me”, 1st of 3 with Hollywood piano man John Collins, 10th of 13 stories in BM
~ C.P. Donnell, Jr., “Death of the Party ”, 9th of 16 with Colonel Walter (Doc) Rennie, USA Medical Corps psychiatrist, 9th of 20 stories in BM
~ Cornell Woolrich, “Dormant Account”, 19th of 24 (22 original) stories to appear in BM
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cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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[cover updated, title post added 4/29/25]

cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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cover repurposed from January 1934 Thrilling Detective


oil on board, 13.75 in (34.93 cm) x10.5 in (26.67 cm)

cover art by Rafael DeSoto
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T.T. Flynn, “Happy Murder to You!” (Mr. Maddox)
Peter Paige, “Death is From Hunger” (Cash Wale)
Jan Dana, “All Those Men are Dead” (Acme Indemnity Op)
Dale Clark “The Killer and the Cop” (Detective Ed Owen)
Don James, “Lockout”