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SUMMER, 1952 Detective A THRILLING PUBLICATION e FIVE NOVELS MEAT OF THE MURDER Donn Mullally 12 She had all the curves—and knew ALL the angles! DANCE, PRETTY MAIDEN John H. Knox 30 What music meant trouble for foolish native girls? THIS WILL SLAY YOU Dale Clark 60 The fomato in the playboy’s bedroom bled—catsup! HE’S IN THE DEATH HOUSE W. T. Ballard 78 The town was tough—like the guys and dolls in it THE GHOST BREAKERS Fredric Brown 104 Was the house really haunted by a well-lit corpse? e OTHER STORIES . DOOM FOR THE GROOM R. Van Taylor 52 | HE MARRIED A MADAM (True) Harold Helfer 76 THE LITTLE SLEEP Philip Weck 96 IMMANUEL Dean Evans 121 e FEATURES . DAVID X. How To Handle Cops 6 You Play the Detective 51 MANNERS ]] Just For Laughs 11 ~— Against the Law 59 Editor Tribute (Verse) 23 _—s— Playing Footsie With Trouble 67 Cryptogram Corner 29. We Wuz Robbed! 85 Vol. 4 No.3 ff Cartoon Fun 35 _—siIt’s Only Money WW “This With Slay You,’ Copyright 1941 by Fictioneers, Inc. Originally published m Black Mask. “He's m the Death House,’ Copyright 1941 by Better Publications, Inc. Originally published m Popular Detecttve. “The Ghost Breakers,” Copyright 1944 by Standard Magazines, Inc. Origmally published m Thrilling Detecttve. FIVE DETECTIVE NOVELS MAGAZINE. Published quarterly and copyright, 1952, by STANDARD MAGAZINES, INC., at 1125 E. Vaile Ave.. Kokomo, Ind. Editorial and executive offices, 10 East 40th Street, New York 16, N.Y. N. L. Pines, President. Subscription (12 issues) $3.00; single copies $.25; foreign postage extra. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Kokomo, Ind., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879. Manuscripts must be accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes and are’ submitted at the author’s risk. tn corresponding with this publication, please include your zone number, if any. Names Ot al ce aces ee stories ae sein fiehion HS are ictiti f the name of any livin rson or existing institution ts used, tt is a coincidence. Summer, 1952, issue. fee . see : PRINTED IN THE U.S.A, CoOnniclooo S (C(O)