Scientific Detective Monthly

This issue of Scientific Detective Monthly (March 1930) features crime and mystery stories alongside editorial content about scientific detection. The main fiction offerings include "The Seismograph Adventure" by established detective writer Arthur B. Reeve; "The Robot Terror" by Melbourne Huff, depicting a mechanical device weaponized by a criminal; "The Man in the Room" by Edwin Balmer and William B. MacHarg; "Test-Tube Bloodhounds" by R. H. Dunn, addressing forensic methods; and the third installment of S. S. Van Dine's "The Bishop Murder Case." A detective aptitude quiz ("How Good a Detective Are You?") is included. The magazine's editorial board comprises criminology experts, including Hugo Gernsback (editor-in-chief) and Professor Edwin J. Cooley of Fordham University's Department of Criminology. The contents page emphasizes the integration of science with criminal investigation, a defining characteristic of the publication's approach to the detective genre.