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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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April 1922 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

April 1922 issue

cover art by William Grotz

~ John Baer, “The Campaign for Vengeance”, ‘A Complete mystery novelette’, 16^th of 24 stories in BM

~ George Briggs, “The Too-Easy Alibi”, 1^st of 2 BM stories

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “A Track-and-a-Half”, 12^th of 14 stories in BM

~ J.S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher, “Exterior to the Evidence”, 1^st of 5 parts, ‘serial re-run of novel 1^st pub in London (1920) with same title’, 1^st of 6 appearances in BM

~ J.B. Hawley, “The Extra Dozen Eggs”, author’s last of 12 stories in BM

~ George B. Jenkins, Jr., “Appearances Are Deceiving”, 1^st of 5 stories in BM

~ Murray Leinster (pseud. of Will F. Jenkins), “Pink Ears”, and 2^nd of 7 stories under this name

~ Pettersen Marzoni, “The Light That Lies”, 2nd of 2 stories in BM

~ R.T.M. Scott (Reginald Thomas Maitland), “The Trap”, ‘Secret Service Smith’, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ J.J. Stagg, “The Finger of Guilt”, 6th of 11 stories in BM

~ Ward Sterling, “The Brand of Cain”, 1st of 3 stories in this issue (see Ward), 12th of 16 stories under this name in BM

~ Ward Sterling, “Hankenson’s Perfect Crime”, 2nd of 3 stories in this issue (see Ward), 13th of 16 stories under this name in BM

~ Harold Ward, “The Man Who Was Two”, 3^rd story in this issue, 23rd of 29 stories under this name in BM [35^th, 36^th and 37th of 46 stories in BM under three different names – Ward Sterling and H.W. Starr]

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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

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April 1921 issue ~ cover art by William Grotz

April 1921 issue

cover art by William Grotz

~ John Baer, “Partners in Crime”, 4^th of 24 stories in BM

~ Hamilton Craigie, “The Lap of the Lady”, shop lifting and female impersonation, last of 7 solo stories in BM

~ Eric A. Darling, “The Pigtail of Wi-Wing-Ho”, ‘Chinese; diamond hidden in pigtail’, last of 5 stories in BM

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “The Second Safe”, ‘safe-cracker, narrator’, 2^nd of 14 stories in BM

~ Ford Douglas, “The Mardi Gras Souvenir”, ‘”Complete Mystery Novelette”, 1^st-person narrator’, 1^st of 4 stories in BM

~ Gaius Drew, “Murder Magic”, ‘Benson the Houseman’, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ Clinton [aka Charles] Harcourt, “The Hold-Up on Napoleon Boulevard”, ‘Barney Fagan, thief’, 5th of 6 stories in BM

~ Marc Edmond Jones, “Death’s Bridegroom”, author’s only appearance in BM

~ C.S. Montanye (Carleton Stevens), “What the Moonlight Revealed”, 8th of 29 stories in BM

~ Hubert de Tavanne Roussel, “The Stained Paper”, ‘short-short’, and “The Yellow Stripe”, ‘set in the Kalahari Desert (South Africa)’, 2^nd and 3rd of 7 stories in BM

~ Ward Sterling, “The Riddle of the Tattooed Men”, 1st of 2 stories in this issue (see Ward), 7th of 16 stories under this name in BM

~ John D. Swain, “Mahogany Brogues”, ‘cocaine addict kills bully on NYC subway’, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ Harold Ward, “Under the Crimson Skull”, ‘two detectives & Cora Morgan, “government operative’, 2^nd story in this issue, 13th of 29 stories under this name in BM [19^th and 20th of 46 stories in BM under three different names – Ward Sterling and H.W. Starr]

November 1921 issue

November 1921 issue

~ John Baer, “The Silver Lining”, 11^th of 24 stories in BM

~ Walter Deffenbaugh, “The Talking Wind”, 6^th of 14 stories in BM

~ Elizabeth (Bessie) Dudley, “The Blonde Shadow”, 2nd of 4 stories in BM

~ Grover Fayerweather, “When Two Plus Two Equals Five”, author’s sole appearance in BM

~ Victor Lauriston, “The Dead Man’s Letters”, 1^st of 2 stories in BM

~ H.W. Starr, “The Sheriff Takes the Stand”, 1^st of 3 stories by the same author under 3 different names (with Ward and Sterling) in this issue

~ Ward Sterling, “The Whip of Death”, 2nd of 3 stories in this issue (see Ward), 9th of 16 stories under this name in BM

~ Frederic J. Thorne, “The Death Warrant”, part 2 of 2, ‘A Mystery Novel’, 5th of 10 stories

~ Frederic J. Thorne, “The Man Who Died Twice”, ‘narrated by defendant to jury; murder of twins in Seattle & Hong Kong’, 2^nd of 2 stories in this issue, 6th of 10 stories in BM

~ Harold Ward, “The Hand of Destiny”, ‘Secret Service op, 1^st person narrator’, 3^rd story in this issue, 18th of 29 stories under this name in BM [26^th, 27^th and 28th of 46 stories in BM under three different names – Ward Sterling and H.W. Starr]

~ J.R. Ward, “The Bamboozler”, ‘N.B. It is possible that JRW is also a pseudonym of Harold Ward’, 1^st of 2 stories in this issue, 1^st of three under this name in BM

~ J.R. Ward, “The Emperor of Blunderland”, 2^nd of 2 stories in this issue, last of three under this name in BM