Detective magazines were some of the most popular reading material during the era of the pulp magazines. In late 1949, Ned Pines, publisher of Thrilling Publications, also known as Standard Magazines, Better Magazines, and Beacon Magazines, added a new entry into an already crowded field of whodunnit magazines. The unique feature of 5 Detective Novels, was the inclusion of five complete novels in a single pulp magazine. Admittedly, the definition of "novel" was stretched a bit, but even at 20,000 words per novel, the 25¢ magazine required 144 pages, much thicker than the normal pulp. In those pages could be found some of the best detective fiction writers in the field: Arthur J. Burks, H.M. Appel, Norman A. Daniels, George Fielding Eliot, Paul Ernst, Edmond Hamilton, Ralph Oppenheim, Robert Sidney Bowen, Fredric Brown, among others. After 17 issues, 5 Detective novels closed publication with the Fall 1953 issue. 5 Detective Novels returns in these vintage pulp tales, reissued for today’s readers in electronic format.
Table of Contents:
Death All Around Me
by Norman Daniels
What was this screwy murder frame-up in reverse, anyway?
Killer Cop
by Philip Weck
The ghost of his dead buddy was forever at his shoulder
Heads — It’s Murder
by W.T. Ballard
Prentiss knew it was deadly murder, for he saw it happen
Wings Of The Dark Angel
by William Hopson
A runaway heiress gave Mead a hard time on a snatch deal
Murder In Florida
by E. Hoffmann Price
The “eye’s” client was cooled before the case was solved
While The Iron Is Hot — Short Story
by Allan K. Echols
A meek little tailor sews while he reaps in a criminal
Candid Camera — Short Story
by Seabury Quinn
The horror Sulkas tried to capture was seared on his soul
The Lowdown — Feature
The Passage of Crime — Feature
Long Arm of the Law — Feature
Nothing but the Tooth — Feature
Financial Brainstorm — Feature
Embarrassing Moments — Feature
