Total Pulp Experience. These exciting pulp adventures have been beautifully reformatted for easy reading as an eBook and features every story, every editorial, and every column of the original pulp magazine.
Crack Detective Stories was a magazine that underwent multiple name changes... eight of them! During the middle of its run, it was known as Crack Detective Stories, but it didn't start out that way. Detective Yarns, as it was first known, made its debut with the June 1938 issue, coming from Columbia Publications. It switched to a character pulp, featuring The Black Hood as of September 1941, and its name changed to Black Hood Detective. Then it became Hooded Detective for two issues until Crack Detective was born in May of 1942. After ten issues a single word was added to the name, and it became Crack Detective Stories. With the November 1949 issue the title was changed to Famous Detective, and then after three issues it became Famous Detective Stories. The final incarnation began in December 1956 with the name Crack Detective and Mystery Stories. This title lasted for four issues. The final issue was July 1957, outlasting most of the other pulp magazines on the market. There were 97 issues published in all. Crack Detective Stories returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Unusual Mystery Novel
7 Doorways To Death
by Russell Gray
Esther Hull was on trial for her life when the parade of little murder men came seeking her and her husband. And no one could answer the riddle of these cadaverous killers who did not fear death themselves!
Two Suspenseful Novelets
Homicide Plate
by Marvin Ryerson
When a bullet between the eyes struck out Steve Walker, hated manager of the Purple Caps, Chip Hawley found himself at bat, trying to make a home run against a murder-rap delivery!
Murder on the Menu
by Lee E. Wells
Dayn Keith had death for dessert one night, and the entire police department seemed to be under pressure to close the case. So Dan O’Mara had to make the killer come back for a second helping!
Crime Short Stories
The Gentle Host
by T.W. Ford
Someone in this lonely old house was a homicidal maniac... but how were the others to find out in time?
Killer’s Final Curtain
by Wilbur S. Peacock
Curtis Drexler’s final performance was to be a lulu... only he hadn’t counted on an overzealous stage hand!
I’ll Moider Tha Bum!
by Henry Norton
Too many witnesses to Barney Morris’ murder added up to total confusion as to how and why he was killed!
