Super Detective, December 1943

# Super-Detective Magazine, December 1943

This pulp magazine issue contains a full-length detective novel and five shorter stories, plus nonfiction articles on crime and law enforcement. The lead novelette, "Murder at Chantilly" by John Ryan, follows private detective Danny Kennedy who travels to Chantilly (a riverside resort with cabins, pavilion, and pier) alongside soldiers Corporal Moynahan and Sergeant Hertz for what should be a recreational swimming excursion. The story opens with the sergeant intoxicated in town, establishing tensions that escalate when murder occurs at the resort. Additional fiction includes "Detective, Private" by T. V. Faulkner, "Deathrides a Horse" by Hal Norton, "Don't Do It, Mister!" by Robert A. Garron, "Ration Coupon No. 1" by Harold de Polo, and "Cleanup Kill" by Roger Torrey—all crime and detective stories. Nonfiction features include articles on counterfeit currency, New York's citizen militia, police tactics, espionage, and civilian-police relations. The issue also carries extensive instructional advertising for radio and electrical correspondence courses.