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Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine,
April 1984, pp. 58-65
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January 1984 Issue = 20 Articles- The Town Club Murders by Dick Stodghill, pp. 5-25
- The Sea Monster Wore Diamonds by John H. Dirckx, pp. 26-32
- The Takamoku Joseki by Sara Paretsky, pp. 33-42
- The Last Binge by Charles R. McConnell, pp. 43-55
- The Kill File by Sybil Baker, pp. 71-90
- The Matchbook Detective by E.E. Aydelotte, pp. 98-111
- Maiden in Distress by Mike Cohen, pp. 112-124
- Randy Sea: The Prime Suspect by Percy Spurlark Parker, pp. 125-139
- The Opal of Carmalovitch by Max Pemberton, pp. 140-152
- Editor's Notes, p. 4
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Booked & Printed: Peter Dickinson by Mary Cannon, pp. 56-57 - 4 Reviews- The Glass-Sided Ants' Nest by Peter Dickinson
- The Old English Peep Show by Peter Dickinson
- The Sinful Stones by Peter Dickinson
- One Foot in the Grave by Peter Dickinson
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 58-60 - 6 Reviews- Puppet for a Corpse by Dorothy Simpson
- Speaker of Mandarin by Ruth Rendell
- A Cold Mind by David L. Lindsey
- Bones of Contention by Edward Candy
- Footnote to Murder by L.A. Taylor
- Judgment Day by Bob Lancaster and B. Clarence Hall
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 61
- Cases on File by David Braly, pp. 62-70
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 91-93 - 1 Review- Beyond the Limit (1983 Film) by John Mackenzie
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 94-95
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, pp. 96-97
- Solution to the December "Unsolved", p. 153
- The Story That Won, pp. 154-162
- Cover by Mark Fresh
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February 1984 Issue = 20 Articles- The Legacy by Dan A. Sproul, pp. 6-26
- Tears for Maggie Shannon by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 27-41
- The Four Nets of Angelo by Thomasina Weber, pp. 42-47
- Closing Time by Russ Martin, pp. 48-53
- The Quality of Mercy by Libbet Proudfit and Mary Monica Pulver, pp. 66-87
- Killing Time by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 94-113
- Lady Luck and the Golden Girls by Lawrence Doorley, pp. 114-132
- Murder Figures by David Braly, pp. 134-142
- A Tiger's Skin by W.W. Jacobs, pp. 143-153
- Editor's Notes, pp. 2-5
- Off the Record by Ron Goulart, pp. 54-59
- Booked & Printed: James McClure by Mary Cannon, pp. 60-62
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 63-64 - 4 Reviews- Who Killed the Robins Family? by Bill Adler and Thomas Chastain
- Something the Cat Dragged In by Charlotte MacLeod
- The Copycat Killers by Hugh Pentecost
- The Name of Annabel Lee by Julian Symons
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 65
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 88-90 - 1 Review- Never Say Never Again (1983 Film) by Irvin Kershner
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 91-92
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 93
- Solution to the January "Unsolved", p. 133
- The Story That Won, pp. 154-162
- Cover by Jon Weiman
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March 1984 Issue = 20 Articles- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- A Friend in Need by Hy Conrad, pp. 6-22
- The Lady Wore Black by Hugh B. Cave, pp. 23-37
- Playing Ball With Ozzie by James A. Noble, pp. 38-42
- The Friday Killings by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 43-57
- Off the Record, pp. 58-63
- Booked & Printed by Mary Cannon, pp. 64-65
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Mystery Reviews Little Boy Lost, by Lesley Egan, pp. 66-68 - 5 Reviews- Little Boy Lost by Lesley Egan
- Time for Sherlock Holmes by David Dvorkin
- Find Me a Villain by Margaret Yorke
- Murder in the Quadrangle by Catherine Aird
- The Papers of Tony Veitch by William McIlvanney
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 69
- The Black Pearl by Jessica Callow, pp. 70-94
- Unsolved by Jerome Meyer, p. 95
- Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 96-98
- Frames of Reference by Peter Christian, pp. 99-100
- All At Sea by Mary Monica Pulver, pp. 101-109
- Solution to the February "Unsolved", p. 110
- Happy Forever by Mary Leader, pp. 111-115
- Days of Crime, Day of Friends by Ron Butler, pp. 116-141
- The Trap by Howard Bloomfield, pp. 142-154
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Jon Weiman
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April 1984 Issue = 20 Articles- The Sisters by Ernest Savage, pp. 6-23
- Wally the Dumb by W. Glenn Duncan, pp. 24-40
- The Old Hidden Ball Trick by Robert Gray, pp. 41-56
- The Poison Flowers by Anita McBride, pp. 58-65
- Sidebar Stuff by Tim Counts, pp. 66-75
- Revenge of the Skinflint by James A. Noble, pp. 76-80
- Log Jam by Ingram Meyer, pp. 81-100
- An Ill Wind by Al Kuhfeld and Mary Kuhfeld, pp. 102-116
- The Three-Hundred-Dollar Heist by Barbara Lyons Hall, pp. 117-127
- Mrs. Howell and Criminal Justice 2.1 by Margaret Maron, pp. 128-134
- L100,000 Risk by E. Phillips Oppenheim, pp. 136-149
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 57
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 101
- Solution to the March "Unsolved", p. 135
- Booked & Printed: Arthur Maling by Mary Cannon, p. 150
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 151-152 - 4 Reviews- Appleby and Honeybath by Michael Innes
- Murder Among Friends by Frank McConnell
- Poker Game by Fletcher Knebel
- The Case of the Missing Bronte by Robert Barnard
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 153-154 - 1 Review- Gorky Park (1983 Film) by Michael Apted
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Roy Schneider
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May 1984 Issue = 19 Articles- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- Not a Day to Die by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 6-21
- A Matter of Price by Walter Satterthwait, pp. 22-42
- 614 Spruce by David Braly, pp. 43-47
- Poor Dumb Mouths by Bill Crenshaw, pp. 48-64
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 65
- Western Wind by Janet O'Daniel, pp. 66-87
- The Last Day by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 88-96
- Unsolved by Jerome Meyer, p. 97
- Dive Into Darkness by Kenneth Gavrell, pp. 98-122
- Money on the Snow by Ennis Duling, pp. 123-130
- Saratoga Incident by Robert Gray, pp. 131-143
- After Twenty Years by O. Henry, pp. 144-146
- Solution to the April "Unsolved", p. 147
- Booked & Printed by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149
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Mystery Reviews No Man's Island, by Jessica Mann by Mary Cannon, pp. 150-152 - 4 Reviews- No Man's Island by Jessica Mann
- The Tragedy at Tiverton by Raymond Paul
- Cop Without a Shield by Lillian O'Donnell
- A Savage Place by Robert B. Parker
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 153-154 - 3 Reviews- Confidentially Yours (1983 Film) by Francois Truffaut
- The Riddle of the Sands (1979 Film) by Tony Maylam
- Scandalous (1983 Film) by Rob Cohen
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Roy Schneider
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June 1984 Issue = 19 Articles- Vigilante Law by Dick Stodghill, pp. 5-26
- Appointment With Yesterday by Hugh B. Cave, pp. 27-34
- Hunter and the Widow by D.L. Richardson, pp. 35-52
- Police Atrocity by Mel Washburn, pp. 53-60
- The Oldest Trick in the Book by John H. Dirckx, pp. 61-68
- Rags and Stones by Louis Weinstein, pp. 70-104
- The Shooting of Jesse Casion by Stephen Wasylyk, pp. 107-120
- The Esterlund Program by James A. Noble, pp. 121-125
- Goin' Vegas by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 126-142
- Johnson Looked Back by Thomas Burke, pp. 143-146
- Editor's Notes, p. 4
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 69
- Unsolved by C.R. Wylie, Jr., pp. 105-106
- Solution to the May "Unsolved", p. 147
- Booked & Printed: Arthur Lyons by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 150-151 - 4 Reviews- Arrow Pointing Nowhere by Elizabeth Daly
- The Case of the Hook-Billed Kites by J.S. Borthwick
- Murder Out of Wedlock by Hugh Pentecost
- The Governess by Evelyn Hervey
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 152-154 - 1 Review- Lassiter (1984 Film) by Roger Young
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Roy Schneider
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July 1984 Issue = 18 Articles- Sheriff Bigelow and the Bare Cold Facts by G.S. Hargrave, pp. 8-19
- Inverse Prediction by JoAnne Howell, pp. 20-31
- Beverly Hills Blues by Charles Jay, pp. 32-51
- Truck Stop by Laura Watson Westervelt, pp. 52-66
- St. Anne Mystery by Tonda Barrett, pp. 68-96
- Ghost Man by Robert Gray, pp. 98-114
- The Woman Who Slipped Through the Cracks by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 116-130
- The Reaper's Friend by Jeffry Scott, pp. 131-139
- Woman in Love by Geoffrey Household, pp. 140-147
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-7
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 67
- Unsolved by D.G. Wells, p. 97
- Solution to the June "Unsolved", p. 115
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Booked & Printed: Simon Brett by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149 - 1 Review- Cast, in Order of Disappearance by Simon Brett
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 150-151 - 3 Reviews- Where Should He Die? by Sara Woods
- Death and the Pregnant Virgin by S.T. Haymon
- The Caravaggio Obsession by Oliver T. Banks
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 152-154 - 1 Review- Against All Odds (1984 Film) by Taylor Hackford
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by John Raffo
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August 1984 Issue = 18 Articles- The Most Beautiful Girl by Malcolm McClintick, pp. 4-15
- Boat Ride to Nowhere by Kenneth Gavrell, pp. 16-36
- Death of a Dieter by Colleen Kobe, pp. 37-49
- The Case of the Unloved Evidence by James A. Noble, pp. 50-60
- The Hidden Saboteur by David Braly, pp. 62-92
- Talking Is Better by Esther J. Holt, pp. 94-102
- The Burglar Who Worked Back to Front by Jeffry Scott, pp. 103-111
- The Occidental and Catfish Express by Ron Butler, pp. 113-141
- The King Waits by Clemence Dane, pp. 142-149
- Editor's Notes, pp. 2-3
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 61
- Unsolved by Roger Hufford, p. 93
- Solution to the July "Unsolved", p. 112
- Booked & Printed: Elizabeth Lemarchand by Mary Cannon, p. 150
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 151-152 - 3 Reviews- 52 Pick-Up~~Fifty-Two Pick-Up by Elmore Leonard
- The Hanging Tree by Bill Knox
- Kill and Tell by William X. Kienzle
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 153-154 - 1 Review- Mike's Murder (1984 Film) by James Bridges
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by John Raffo
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September 1984 Issue = 18 Articles- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-7
- Major Problems by Dan A. Sproul, pp. 8-21
- The Girl in the Orange Beret by Lee Russell, pp. 22-38
- Unsolved by Jerome Meyer, p. 39
- Crimes and Triumphs by Donald Olson, pp. 40-51
- Alone at Sea by W. Glenn Duncan, pp. 52-60
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 61
- The Night of the Monkey by Ann F. Woodward, pp. 62-82
- The Story That Won, p. 83
- Allergic to Death by Al Kuhfeld and Mary Kuhfeld, pp. 84-96
- Fight Story by Brent Haywood, pp. 97-118
- The Adventure of the New Neighbor by M.C. Sharp, pp. 119-128
- Lord Chizelrigg's Missing Fortune by Robert Barr, pp. 129-149
- Solution to the August "Unsolved", p. 150
- Booked & Printed by Mary Cannon, pp. 151-152
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Mystery Reviews Sick of Shadows, by Sharyn McCrumb, p. 153 - 3 Reviews- Sick of Shadows by Sharyn McCrumb
- Strip Search by Rex Burns
- Deadlock by Sara Paretsky
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 154-162 - 1 Review- Danny Boy (1983 Film) by Neil Jordan
- Cover by John Raffo
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October 1984 Issue = 18 Articles- Editor's Notes, pp. 2-7
- The Mystery of the Lion Window by Jane Rice, pp. 8-27
- Season Pass by Chet Williamson, pp. 28-39
- A Peculiar Landscape of Death by Robert Gray, pp. 40-61
- Hardrock by Gary Erickson, pp. 62-68
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 69
- The Bystander by Thomas Berdine, pp. 70-94
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 95
- Twins by Robert Chesmore, pp. 96-102
- Jailbait by Jack Connor, pp. 103-112
- Five Golden Ryo by Ann F. Woodward, pp. 113-128
- Jeeves and the Kind Clementina by P.G. Wodehouse, pp. 129-146
- Solution to the September "Unsolved", p. 147
- Booked & Printed by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149
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Mystery Reviews Ten Years Beyond Baker Street, by Cay Van Ash, pp. 150-151 - 6 Reviews- Ten Years Beyond Baker Street by Cay Van Ash
- Catch a Falling Clown by Stuart M. Kaminsky
- Death of a Harvard Freshman by Victoria Silver
- Nightwork by Joseph Hansen
- Tip on a Dead Crab by William Murray
- A Creative Kind of Killer by Jack Early
- Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 152-154
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by John Raffo
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November 1984 Issue = 19 Articles- A Place To Rest by T. Robin Kantner, pp. 6-21
- Murder Rewrapped by Hy Conrad, pp. 22-44
- The Double Invasion by Jo Anne Howell, pp. 45-55
- Another Victim by Jeffry Scott, pp. 56-66
- Sidney's Curse by Dan A. Sproul, pp. 68-82
- Touch Me Not by Thomasina Weber, pp. 83-90
- The Concrete Nothingness of the Letter Mu by Ann F. Woodward, pp. 93-110
- The Winning Hand by Donald Olson, pp. 111-123
- The Rookie's Predicament by John F. McLaughlin, pp. 124-131
- The Roll-Call of the Reef by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, pp. 133-147
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 67
- Unsolved by H.E. Dudeney, pp. 91-92
- Solution to the October "Unsolved", p. 132
- Booked & Printed: Martha Grimes by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 150-151 - 6 Reviews- Death of an Englishman by Magdalen Nabb
- Emily Dickinson Is Dead by Jane Langton
- Keystone by Peter Lovesey
- Natural Causes by Jonathan Valin
- Ice by Ed McBain
- To Study a Long Silence by V.C. Clinton-Baddeley
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 152-154 - 1 Review- Cloak and Dagger (1984 Film) by Richard Franklin
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by John Raffo
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December 1984 Issue = 20 Articles- Ark in the Desert by Edward D. Hoch, pp. 6-23
- Toasted Onions by Augusta Hancock, pp. 24-34
- The Mirror Image by Jeffry Scott, pp. 35-47
- No More Teacher's Dirty Looks by Michael Christie, pp. 48-58
- The Case of the Cop and the Drop by James A. Noble, pp. 59-70
- The Accident by Robert Gray, pp. 72-94
- Under Cover of Darkness by Ellane Michael, pp. 95-98
- Kelso's Cave by Malcolm McClintick, pp. 100-112
- Open and Shut Case by Sarah Gilbert, pp. 114-119
- Everything's Going Up by Thomasina Weber, pp. 120-128
- White Wings by Elizabeth Goudge, pp. 129-149
- Editor's Notes, pp. 4-5
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 71
- Unsolved by D.G. Wells, p. 99
- Solution to the November "Unsolved", p. 113
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Booked & Printed: Ed McBain by Mary Cannon, pp. 150-151 - 4 Reviews- Goldilocks by Ed McBain
- Rumpelstiltskin by Ed McBain
- Jack and the Bean-Stalk by Ed McBain
- Beauty and the Beast by Ed McBain
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Mystery Reviews, p. 152 - 3 Reviews- Ceremony of Innocence by S.F.X. Dean
- The Shadow of the Moth by Ellen Hawkes and Peter Manso
- When the Dark Man Calls by Stuart M. Kaminsky
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 153-154 - 1 Review- A Soldier's Story (1984 Film) by Norman Jewison
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by John Raffo
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December 15, 1984 Issue = 19 Articles- On Windy Ridge by Margaret Maron, pp. 6-16
- For Goodness' Sake by Sarah Gilbert, pp. 17-25
- The Snakebit Principle by Dan A. Sproul, pp. 26-36
- No One Ever Listens by Stephanie Kay Bendel, pp. 37-45
- A Death in the Rough by Sherrard Gray, pp. 46-56
- By the Terrible Mountain by Ron Butler, pp. 58-88
- The Tree by Barry Kiel, pp. 90-95
- The Squeaking Wheel by Augusta Hancock, pp. 96-110
- A Thirst for Revenge by Emory Smith, pp. 111-119
- Death on the Air by Ngaio Marsh, pp. 120-145
- Editor's Notes, pp. 2-5
- The Mysterious Photograph, p. 57
- Unsolved by George J. Summers, p. 89
- Solution to the December "Unsolved", pp. 146-147
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Booked and Printed: W.J. Burley by Mary Cannon, pp. 148-149 - 2 Reviews- Wycliffe and How to Kill a Cat by W.J. Burley
- Wycliffe and the Scapegoat by W.J. Burley
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Mystery Reviews, pp. 150-151 - 7 Reviews- A Pinch of Snuff by Reginald Hill
- Dead-Heads by Reginald Hill
- May Day in Magadan by Anthony Olcott
- Killed on the Ice by William L. DeAndrea
- Swan Song by T.J. Binyon
- Death of a Minor Poet by William Krasner
- Priestly Murders by Joe Gash
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Murder by Direction by Peter Shaw, pp. 152-154 - 2 Reviews- Tightrope (1984 Film) by Richard Tuggle
- The Jigsaw Man (1983 Film) by Terence Young
- The Story That Won, pp. 155-162
- Cover by Roy Schneider
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