The Saint Detective Magazine, February 1956

# Saint Detective Magazine, February 1956

This issue features six stories edited by Leslie Charteris. "The Benevolent Burglary" by Charteris opens with the Saint (Simon Templar) discussing an art exhibition by collector Elliot Vascoe with Inspector Fernack, who suspects Templar of planning a theft. "The Black Cabinet" by John Dickson Carr is a mystery with crime elements and a surprising ending. "Three's a Shroud" by John D. MacDonald presents a gangland tale. "The Riviera Renegade" by Lawrence G. Blochman offers international adventure. Michael Innes contributes "The Ragged Pedestrian," featuring Inspector Appleby. T. S. Stribling's "Murder in the Hills" depicts Professor Poggioli disguised as a Bible salesman investigating among rural communities. Additional stories include "The Ragged Pedestrian," "Lower Level" by Sam Merwin Jr., "Swampland Justice" by Joseph Faus, and "Private War" by Cleve F. Adams, with a crime news column by Hans Stefan Santesson.