Blinky's Boner, by Hy Gardner, ELLERY QUEEN'S MYSTERY MAGAZINE

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Blinky's Boner

by Hy Gardner

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, December 1961, p. 129

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    January 1961 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Man Inside by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 5-15
    2. Never Two Without Three by Agatha Christie, pp. 16-28
    3. The Town That Will Never Forget by Norman Daniels, pp. 29-39
    4. Bopping It in Bohemia by Jerry Neal Williamson, pp. 40-42
    5. The Red Orchid by Thomas Narcejac, pp. 43-60
    6. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 61
    7. Mr. Smith Protects a Client by Fredric Brown, pp. 62-73
    8. A Retrieved Reformation by O. Henry, pp. 74-80
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 81 - 5 Reviews
      1. A Mark of Displeasure by Elizabeth Hely
      2. A Stranger in My Grave by Margaret Millar
      3. The Far Sands by Andrew Garve
      4. Seven Lies South by William P. McGivern
      5. The Comfortable Coffin by Richard S. Prather
    10. A Midsummer Night's Crime by Phyllis Bentley, pp. 82-104
    11. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 105
    12. A Point of Curiosity by Jerome Buxton, pp. 106-113
    13. Murderer at Large by John Bingham, pp. 114-122
    14. For Sale---Silence by Don Knowlton, pp. 123-132
    15. Cover illustratting Hugh Pentecost's "The Man Inside" by Gabe Keith
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    March 1961 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. A Man Named Thin by Dashiell Hammett, pp. 5-21
    2. Danger Out of the Past by Erle Stanley Gardner, pp. 22-32
    3. The Homing Wasp by Cyril Hare, pp. 33-36
    4. The Case of "Wall Street 1929" by Nicholas DiMinno, pp. 38-52
    5. Adventure of the Stockbroker's Clark by Robert L. Fish, pp. 85-94
    6. Cat and Mouse by James Holt McGavran, pp. 97-119
    7. The Chinese Puzzle Box by Agatha Christie, pp. 120-127
    8. Blackmail---and a Love Letter by Herbert Harris, pp. 128-130
    9. The Door Without a Key by Norman Daniels, pp. 151-164
    10. The Willow Walk by Sinclair Lewis, pp. 67-84
    11. Where Do You Live, Queen Esther? by Avram Davidson, pp. 131-136
    12. The Open Mind by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins, pp. 137-150
    13. All's Well by James A. Haught, pp. 53-56
    14. The Honor of Doing Him In by Agnes H. Stein, pp. 58-66
    15. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 37
    16. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 57
    17. Best Mysteries of 1960 by Anthony Boucher, pp. 95-96
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    January 1961 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Ten Thousand Blunt Intruments by Philip Wylie, pp. 7-51
    2. The Red Signal by Agatha Christie, pp. 52-67
    3. Never Trust a Murderer by Quentin Reynolds, pp. 68-76
    4. To Strike a Match by Erle Stanley Gardner, pp. 77-82
    5. Pattern for Murder by Frances Lockridge and Richard Lockridge, pp. 83-95
    6. The Empty Flat by John Dickson Carr, pp. 96-108
    7. Date To Die by Mignon G. Eberhart, pp. 109-116
    8. Murder by Jury by Michael Gilbert, pp. 117-124
    9. Ten Clues for Mr. Polkinghorn by Charlotte Armstrong, pp. 125-136
    10. The Speech by Lord Dunsany, pp. 137-140
    11. Santa Claus Beat by Rex Stout, pp. 141-144
    12. A Matter of Life and Death by Georges Simenon, pp. 145-192
    13. Karmesin, Swindler by Gerald Kersh, pp. 193-197
    14. The Man With the Sneer by Roy Vickers, pp. 198-213
    15. Memory Test by Peter B. Kyne, pp. 214-223
    16. Broker's Special by Stanley Ellin, pp. 224-233
    17. Suicide Hotel by Andre Maurois, pp. 234-239
    18. Going My Way? by George Harmon Coxe, pp. 240-251
    19. A Posteriori by Helen Simpson, pp. 252-257
    20. A Pair of Dying Messages by Ellery Queen, pp. 258-266
    21. Murder at the Waterfront by Budd Schulberg, pp. 267-281
    22. A Matter of Justice by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 282-322
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    April 1961 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. To Die with Decency by Geoffrey Household, pp. 5-12
    2. The African Fish Mystery by James Holding, pp. 13-21
    3. The Strutter of Meckenel by Rick Rubin, pp. 39-48
    4. The Terrible-Tempered O'Boyle by Stephen Barr, pp. 59-62
    5. Everything of the Finest by Victor Canning, pp. 101-105
    6. The Accomplice by Henry Slesar, pp. 106-111
    7. Power of the Press by Matt Taylor, pp. 121-132
    8. The Black Disk by Helen McCloy, pp. 22-38
    9. The Oliveira Affair by Thomas Narcejac, pp. 84-100
    10. If the Journey Had No End by Rebecca West, pp. 112-120
    11. The Hedgehog and the Fox by Bruce D. Pelletier, pp. 50-58
    12. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, pp. 63-82
    13. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 49
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 83 - 5 Reviews
      1. Gideon's Fire by J.J. Marric
      2. A Tiger Walks by Ian Niall
      3. Marnie by Winston Graham
      4. Arms for Adonis by Charlotte Jay
      5. The Insidious Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer
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    May 1961 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. London Manhunt by Michael Gilbert, pp. 5-19
    2. Point of View by Harold R. Daniels, pp. 20-28
    3. The Crucial Twist by A.H.Z. Carr, pp. 29-40
    4. Ten Months' Blunder by Jerry Neal Williamson, pp. 41-43
    5. E = Murder by Ellery Queen, pp. 44-49
    6. The Love Sportsman by Emily Neff, pp. 50-57
    7. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 58
    8. Alexandre Dumas, Detective by Theodore Mathieson, pp. 59-74
    9. Too Late for Dreams by John Denver, pp. 75-81
    10. Affair of the Mind by Beth Smith, pp. 82-87
    11. The Magic Powder by Paula Sackheim, pp. 88-94
    12. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 95
    13. Death Was a Wedding Guest by Charles B. Child, pp. 96-108
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 109 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Case of the Spurious Spinster by Erle Stanley Gardner
      2. That Night It Rained by Hillary Waugh
      3. Farewell Crown and Goodbye King by Margot Bennett
      4. Felony Tank by Malcolm Braly
      5. The Gift of Rome by John Wagner and Esther Wagner
    15. The Last Nightingale by Vincent Cornier, pp. 110-112
    16. The Sooty Man by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 113-120
    17. The Woman Who Wanted to Live by Bryce Walton, pp. 121-132
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    June 1961 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Affair at Lahore Cantonment by Avram Davidson, pp. 5-16
    2. Of Time and Eustace Weaver by Fredric Brown, pp. 17-20
    3. All in the Night's Work by Nigel Morland, pp. 21-28
    4. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 29
    5. Hot Water by Cornell Woolrich, pp. 30-46
    6. Grownups Sure Are Funny by Jeraldine Davis, pp. 47-55
    7. The Goat on the Terrace by Rita Studd, pp. 56-61
    8. Case of the Night Club Chanteuse by Nicholas DiMinno, pp. 62-77
    9. Statement of the Accused by Virginia Layefsky, pp. 78-84
    10. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 85
    11. Hercule Poirot in Hell by Agatha Christie, pp. 86-104
    12. There Was No Mystery in What the Crime Editor Was After by Anthony Boucher, pp. 105-108
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 109 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Night of Wenceslas by Lionel Davidson
      2. The Tired Spy by David Stone
      3. The Chinese Hammer by Simon Harvester
      4. Hunter at Large by Thomas B. Dewey
      5. Footsteps in the Night by Dolores Hitchens
    14. Full Moon Tonight by Carl Henry Rathjen, pp. 110-121
    15. The Spent Days by Fletcher Flora, pp. 122-129
    16. Index to Volume Thirty-Seven, pp. 130-132
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    July 1961 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Who is Sylvia? by Stuart Palmer, pp. 5-21
    2. The Killer Cop by George Harmon Coxe, pp. 22-33
    3. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 34
    4. Horn of Plenty by James Holt McGavran, pp. 35-44
    5. Callahan's Hat by Norman Daniels, pp. 45-54
    6. The Policeman and the Lamp by Maurice Procter, pp. 55-62
    7. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 63
    8. The Killing of Phil by John F. McLaughlin, pp. 64-73
    9. A Slice of Miss Wittles by Clayre Lipman and Michel Lipman, pp. 74-82
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 83 - 4 Reviews
      1. Lizzie Borden: The Untold Story by Edward D. Radin
      2. The Heartless Light by Gerald Green
      3. Killing Time by Donald E. Westlake
      4. The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan
    11. Wally and the Autograph Collector by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 84-90
    12. The Room at the End of the Hall by Don Knowlton, pp. 91-101
    13. Mr. Aid-for-the-Needy by Petrus Alphonsi, pp. 102-103
    14. The Dirty Detail by Henry Slesar, pp. 104-109
    15. The Silver Mask by Hugh Walpole, pp. 110-121
    16. Music To Murder By by Lloyd Biggle, Jr., pp. 122-132
    17. Cover by Harold Bruder
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    August 1961 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Cop's Day Off by Helen Nielsen, pp. 5-17
    2. The Accusing Smoke by Frances Lockridge and Richard Lockridge, pp. 18-25
    3. Ed Mahoney's Boy by Thomas Walsh, pp. 35-47
    4. The End Never in Sight by John Denver, pp. 49-54
    5. Adventure of the Missing Cheyne-Stroke by Robert L. Fish, pp. 70-78
    6. Malone and the Missing Weapon by Craig Rice, pp. 96-106
    7. The Haunted Woodshed by Harold R. Daniels, pp. 110-119
    8. A Friendly Murder by Nedra Tyre, pp. 26-34
    9. The Connoisseur by Perceval Gibbon, pp. 55-69
    10. Cri de Coeur by Berkely Mather, pp. 107-109
    11. The Children of Alda Nuova by Robert Wallsten, pp. 120-132
    12. It Wouldn't Button Up by John F. Suter, pp. 79-82
    13. Operation Five Millions by James T. Fitzpatrick, pp. 84-94
    14. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 48
    15. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 83
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 95 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Delights of Detection by Jacques Barzun
      2. The Wycherly Woman by Ross Macdonald
      3. The Chinese Gold Murders by Robert Van Gulik
      4. Hours to Kill by Ursula R. Curtiss
      5. The Broken Jigsaw by Paul Somers
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    October 1961 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Yellow-Green Tassel by Victor Canning, pp. 5-9
    2. The Adventure of the Twelve Toucans by Charles Green, pp. 10-27
    3. The Singing Hat by Cornell Woolrich, pp. 28-38
    4. Target for Tonight by Dick Ashbaugh, pp. 39-48
    5. Time Is a Liar by Stephen Barr, pp. 49-54
    6. The Man Higher Up by O. Henry, pp. 55-66
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 67 - 6 Reviews
      1. The Cipher by Alex Gordon
      2. Night of the Kill by Breni James
      3. The Green Stone by Suzanne Blanc
      4. Hanno's Doll by Evelyn Piper
      5. The Doors of Sleep by Thurman Warriner
      6. Double Sin, and Other Stories by Agatha Christie
    8. Galileo, Detective by Theodore Mathieson, pp. 68-83
    9. Spook Money by J.C. Furnas, pp. 84-94
    10. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 95
    11. The Eye of Jehovah by Ruth Melcher, pp. 96-112
    12. The Adventure of the Cat and the Fiddle by Vincent Starrett, p. 113
    13. Miss Phipps Improvises by Phyllis Bentley, pp. 114-123
    14. The Man Who Looked Like Napoleon by Robert Bloch, pp. 124-128
    15. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, pp. 129-132
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    November 1961 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Nine-to-Five Man by Stanley Ellin, pp. 6-19
    2. The Last Treasure by Robert Cenedella, pp. 20-23
    3. Wally and the Class Reunion by Paul W. Fairman, pp. 24-30
    4. The Perfect Secretary by Henriette McClelland, pp. 54-62
    5. When the Fog Is Right by Rick Rubin, pp. 63-72
    6. Murder by a Southpaw by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 74-79
    7. The Adventure of the Artist's Mottle by Robert L. Fish, pp. 90-119
    8. The Fish of My Uncle's Cat by Berkely Mather, pp. 120-125
    9. Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of---Death by Gordon Gaskill, pp. 31-53
    10. The Mumbling Man by Hy Gardner, pp. 129-132
    11. One Way To Write Best Sellers by Richard Curtis, pp. 80-87
    12. The Liberator by Kenneth J. McCaffrey, pp. 126-128
    13. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 88
    14. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 89
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 73 - 5 Reviews
      1. Wait for the Wedding by Celia Fremlin
      2. The Wrong Side of the Sky by Gavin Lyall
      3. The House of Soldiers by Andrew Garve
      4. Counsel for the Defense by Jeffrey Ashford
      5. The Papers of Andrew Melmoth by Hugh Sykes Davies
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    December 1961 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Ordeal in Darkness by William P. McGivern, pp. 6-32
    2. Sporting Challenge by Agatha Christie, pp. 33-40
    3. I.O.U.---One Life by Marjorie Carleton, pp. 52-64
    4. Three O'Clock Alarm by Thomas Walsh, pp. 76-87
    5. The Saucier's Apprentice by S.J. Perelman, pp. 97-101
    6. The Thumbless Man by Charles B. Child, pp. 104-114
    7. Clancy and the Subway Jumper by Robert L. Pike, pp. 121-128
    8. Mr. Mowbray's Predecessor by Guy Cullingford, pp. 66-75
    9. Visit to the Big City by Michael Zuroy, pp. 88-96
    10. Blinky's Boner by Hy Gardner, p. 129
    11. The Case of the Gyp Joint by Nicholas DiMinno, pp. 41-51
    12. A Matter of Expert Opinion by H.C. Neal, pp. 115-120
    13. Mystery Hardcovers of the Month, p. 102
    14. Mystery Paperbacks of the Month, p. 103
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 65 - 5 Reviews
      1. The Smartest Grave by Reginald James White
      2. Diplomatic Death by Charles Forsyte
      3. The Murderers by Fredric Brown
      4. Something in the Shadows by Vin Packer
      5. The Black Shrike by Ian Stuart
    16. Index To Volume Thirty-Eight, pp. 130-132
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