Private Detective Stories

This November 1943 issue of Private Detective Stories features the complete novel "Death Fruit" by Arthur M. Oliver—a case complicated by mounting complications. The issue includes three novelettes: Roger Torrey's "Murder by Accident," in which a detective investigates a wealthy young man named Peter Martin who has been making secretive visits to a brownstone apartment, Joan Martin convinced her brother is being blackmailed; Lee E. Wells' "Murder's Not Rationed," where a man prioritizes finding his own wife over investigating another's murder; and Robert Leslie Bellem's "Copper's Comeback," featuring an honest cop. Justin Case contributes "Bad Water," about a policeman with something valuable despite department pressure for younger, modern methods. The issue also includes special articles on state laws, boiler room criminals, and dice manipulation.