Private Detective Stories, June 1942

# Private Detective Stories (June 1942, Vol. 11, No. 1)

This issue contains a complete feature novel and five shorter detective stories. The lead novel, "The English King" by Robert A. Garron, involves a private detective assigned to save his sweetheart and multiple victims from Nazi captors during wartime. The novelettes and short stories include "The Case of the Hidden Bride" by E. Hoffmann Price, where detective "Honest John" uncovers deception; "Not Quite" by Laurence Donovan featuring a detective called "Grave Digger" at a glamour girl's murder; "Death's Calling Card" by Randolph Barr examining an apparently perfect crime; "Undying" by Frank Decker investigating mysterious deaths of pigeons; and "One Part of Revenge" by Ralph Carle, where a detective works to save a woman he suspects of guilt. The issue also contains various advertisements for mail-order courses and products.