The Saint Detective Magazine

This issue of Saint Detective Magazine contains six mystery stories across various page lengths. Leslie Charteris contributes "The Wicked Cousin," featuring protagonist Simon Templar (the Saint), a gentleman thief who operates against disreputable citizens. When he reconnects with Jacqueline Laine, an old acquaintance, she involves him in an unusual inheritance matter. Helen Reilly's "The Phonograph Murder" presents a creative method for eliminating an unwanted spouse, challenging Detective Inspector McKee. E. Phillips Oppenheim's "The Indiscretion of Letty Shaw" features his character Peter Ruff helping an innocent man escape police charges. Mignon G. Eberhart's "Express to Danger" follows her detective Susan Dare, who is mysteriously forced from a Chicago El train into a house containing a corpse. Fredric Brown's "Premiere of Murder" is set in a New Mexico town involving carnival workers, barroom gangsters, and violence. Additional stories include William E. Barrett's "Behind the Star," Leo Bruce's "Murder in Miniature," and others.