The Saint Mystery Magazine, September 1959

# Catalog Note: The Saint Mystery Magazine, September 1959

Edited by Leslie Charteris, this September 1959 issue features six stories across varied mystery and crime genres. The lead novella, "The Ever-Loving Spouse" by Charteris himself, follows the Saint (Simon Templar) encountering Otis Q. Fennick, a candy manufacturer, on a San Francisco hotel fire escape at dawn; Fennick appears to be panicked and claims he's being framed. Lawrence G. Blochman contributes "Kiss of Kandahar," while T. S. Stribling offers "Suggestion of Death." E. Phillips Oppenheim provides "The Ghosts of Suicide Corner," Melville Davisson Post contributes "The Hidden Law," and Clifford Knight's "The Sergeant and the Skunks" appears alongside additional stories including Charlotte and Dan Ross's "Mr. Wong Fights Back" and Lee Chaytor's "Miss Sillithorpe's Hobby." A regular "Saint's Ratings" feature and crime news column appear throughout.