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Publishing: George E. Rochester makes his Blake debut. Born in 1898, 'Geo' Rochester served in the Royal Flying Corps during the war and was shot down over Germany where he was made a P.O.W. He began writing during the post-war years and had his first story published in 1926 and, the following year, his career really took off (if you'll pardon the pun) with a series of tales of aerial adventures. He produced a number of Sexton Blake stories for DETECTIVE WEEKLY and THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY before, in the 1950s, concentrating on writing for the woman's market. He died in 1966. The Sexton Blake saga shows obvious signs of ill-health this year with the normal quota of 48 SEXTON BLAKE NOVELS reduced to 37, with 11 of them being reprinted Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) stories. The policy of reprinting old novels would continue for the remainder of the decade. | |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 46 · 6/1/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE AFFAIR OF THE MISSING FINANCIER by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); The Mystery Escaper of Sing Sing (article); Arsene Lupin the Elusive by Maurice Leblanc; Tinker's Notebook Notes: Story features Mlle. Roxane. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 47 · 13/1/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE MOLTEN BELL by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Crazy Crimes That Gave the World a Laugh (article); Arsene Lupin the Elusive by Maurice Leblanc; Tinker's Notebook Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 48 · 20/1/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d FROM INFORMATION RECEIVED by Edwy Searles Brooks · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Pants Presser Prince (article); Arsene Lupin the Elusive by Maurice LeBlanc. Notes: Story features Waldo the Wonder-Man. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 49 · 27/1/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAINS by Gerald Bowman · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Is Your Name Drake? (article); Arsene Lupin the Elusive by Maurice LeBlanc Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 50 · 3/2/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERIOUS DR. MALDOOM by George. E. Rochester · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Bamboozling of Benjamin Babbitt (article); Arsene Lupin the Elusive by Maurice LeBlanc Notes: The former editor of the UNION JACK, H. W. Twyman, stated that this issue marked the nadir in the Sexton Blake saga: "It couldn't go on! By now too many Blake lovers had given up in despair, and the almost-level line was nose-diving to death. It hit bottom with issue No. 50." Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 51 · 10/2/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE HOUSE OF THE HANGING SWORD by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Mystery Man From Mexico (article); Five Years For France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 52 · 17/2/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE STUDIO MURDER MYSTERY by Reid Whitley (R. C. Armour) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Man Who Improved on Murder (article); Five Years For France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 53 · 24/2/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CASE OF THE SHUTTERED ROOM by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The King of Convict Jester's (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: Story features Zenith the Albino. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 54 · 3/3/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE RIDDLE OF THE FIVE STRANGE GUESTS by Edwy Searles Brooks · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Where Do Stolen Pictures Go? (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: Story features Waldo the Wonder-Man. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 55 · 10/3/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CLUE OF THE EXTRA ACE by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Fred Bennett Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; When Bullets Betray (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: Story features Gilbert and Eileen Hale. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 56 · 17/3/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MAN WITH THE RUBBER FACE by John G. Brandon · Illustrator: A. Jones (cover), unknown (internal) Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Fingertip Clues (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: Having finished one of his periodic trips as a crew member aboard a trading ship, R. S. V. Purvale arrives back in England and is at once involved in a fight with thugs who work for a crime lord known as Tiger Bronx — a villain whose true identity is kept hidden behind a rubber face mask. R.S.V.P. is aided by an American brawler named 'Shrimpy' Dorgan and another sailor who turns out to be a disguised Sexton Blake. Shortly afterwards the trio witnesses a girl being kidnapped by more of the Tiger's men. She turns out to be Purvale's cousin, Alicia Goring. While Purvale's valet, 'Flash' George Wibley, tries to find out what's going on via the criminal 'grapevine', Blake and R.S.V.P. visit Alicia's home. There, her husband, Sir Keith Goring, reveals that he's been receiving letters from the Tiger in which it is threatened that, unless he hands over a large sum of money, Alicia's younger sister, Dorrie, will be kidnapped and tortured. Purvale and Dorgan set out to find Alicia but are captured by the Tiger's men, who seem to know their every move in advance. Tinker and Flash Wibley are also taken prisoner. Blake, who has formed an idea of the Tiger's true identity, raids the criminals' headquarters, assisted by Detective-Inspector Coutts. R.S.V.P. breaks free and rips the mask from the Tiger's face, revealing the shocking truth about his identity. The band of heroes clean up the villains and Alicia is rescued. Rating: 
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 57 · 24/3/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF MONK'S ISLAND by George. E. Rochester · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Labelled for Life (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 58 · 31/3/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE FOUR FROM DEVIL'S ISLAND by Roland Howard (W. L. Catchpole) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Sizing up the Underworld! (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 59 · 7/4/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CASE OF THE SPANISH CABINET by A. S. Hardy (Arthur Steffens) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Science Sees Through— (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 60 · 14/4/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE SIGN OF THE SILHOUETTE by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Hunting Murderers with a Microscope (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 61 · 21/4/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE RED BARN by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Mechanical Manhunt (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 62 · 28/4/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE SECRET OF THE WHISPERING WHARF by Gerald Bowman · Illustrator: Arthur Jones Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Worst Prison in the World (article); Five Years for France by W. J. Blackledge Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 63 · 5/5/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d MURDER BY MAGIC! by Louis Brittany (G. H. Teed) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 64 · 12/5/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SINISTER VILLA by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Coffee for One (article); The Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Justice Amok! (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 65 · 19/5/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE AFFAIR OF THE SECRET TREATY by John G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: Story features R.S.V. Purvale. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 66 · 26/5/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE MISER LANDLORD by Edwy Searles Brooks · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 67 · 2/6/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE RIDDLE OF THE DEMON DWARF by Bruce Chaverton (Fred Gordon Cook) · Illustrator: J. H. Valda Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Derby Crimes (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 68 · 9/6/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE TENEMENT MURDER MYSTERY by Mark Osborne (John W. Bobin) · Illustrator: Gil Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Crooks of Credit (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 69 · 16/6/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE SKY BANDITS by George. E. Rochester · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Crash Out (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 70 · 23/6/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CASE OF THE MUTTERING DRUM by Coutts Brisbane (R. C. Armour) · Illustrator: Fred Bennett Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Patience and Prussic Acid (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 71 · 30/6/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CLUE OF THE CORSICAN COLLAR by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); The Man Who Slipped the Tombs (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque ("Chips"); Tinker's Notebook Notes: Story features Zenith the Albino. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 72 · 7/7/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d CROOKS' CONVOY by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); A Modern Monte Cristo (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 73 · 14/7/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE PANIC LINER PLOT by Lewis Jackson (Jack Lewis) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Crook's French Leave (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: Story features Leon Kestrel. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 74 · 21/7/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE KING CROOK'S ULTIMATUM by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); The Art of Escaping (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook, Don't Be Had by a Piece of String (article) Notes: Story features Splash Page. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 75 · 28/7/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE MASTER POTTER by Gerald Bowman · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Defeating the Dips (article); Black Magic of 1934 (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 76 · 4/8/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CROSSWORD MURDER PUZZLE by Coutts Brisbane (R. C. Armour) · Illustrator: Lang Other content: The Round Table (ed.); They Believe in Witchcraft (article); Black Magic of 1934 (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 77 · 11/8/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d DEATH AT DERELICT RANCH! by George. E. Rochester · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Ju-Ju Justice! (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle! by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Round the Libraries (article); The Worst "Bad" Man (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 78 · 18/8/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE YELLOW ENVELOPES by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Arthur Jones Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Chinese Pirates (article); Europe's Master Spies (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle! by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook; Tinker's Notebook Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 79 · 25/8/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE SPANISH CIRCLE CONSPIRACY by Geo D. Woodman · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Europe's Master Spies (article); A Count in the Fo'c'sle! by Count Jean Louis D'Esque; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 80 · 1/9/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MILL HOUSE MYSTERY by C. Malcolm Hincks · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); C.O.D. (article); Tinker's Notebook; The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 81 · 8/9/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MEDIUM MURDER CASE by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Europe's Master Spies (article); Tinker's Notebook; The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 82 · 15/9/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY AT MOAT FARM by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Sensation-by-Sea (article); Belguim's Nurse Cavell (article); Tinker's Notebook; The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 83 · 22/9/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE RIDDLE OF THE BOOTLESS MAN by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: S. D. Other content: The Round Table (ed.); ); Ten Years of Treachery (article); Tinker's Notebook; The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 84 · 29/9/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Louis Brittany (G. H. Teed) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Reconstructing the Crime (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Melodrama Verdicts (article); Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 85 · 6/10/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: A. Jones Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Spy-Craft! (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Crime Souvenirs (article); Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 86 · 13/10/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE NEWS-REEL ALIBI by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: FM Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Detectives of the Lone-Star State (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 87 · 20/10/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE BLINDING CLUE by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Six-Gun Law (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: Story features Zenith the Albino. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 88 · 27/10/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MAURITIUS STAMP MYSTERY by C. Malcom Hincks · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Spare-a-Copper Crooks (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 89 · 3/11/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE FIRE FIENDS by Roland Howard (W. L. Catchpole) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 90 · 10/11/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE RINGSIDE RACKETEERS by Stawford Webber (D. W. Pile) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); It's a Racket (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter; Tinker's Notebook. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 91 · 17/11/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE PAINTED CLUE by A. S. Hardy (Arthur Steffens) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; Who Killed Dolly Parker? (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 92 · 24/11/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CLUE ON THE BLOTTER by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Mystery of Room 66 (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 93 · 1/12/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d A SECRET FROM THE THAMES by Edwy Searles Brooks · Illustrator: Frank Marston Other content: The Round Table (ed.); The Tragedy of the Indestructible Man (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 94 · 8/12/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d AT THE SIGN OF THE HANGING MAN by Geo E. Rochester · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: The Round Table (ed.); Tinker's Notebook; The Amazing Mystery of the Wynekoop Mansion (article); The Three Crows by John Hunter Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 95 · 15/12/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d DUE FOR SENTENCE by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Unknown THE CHRISTMAS CAVALIER (play) by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Xmas Round Table (ed.); Kidnapped at Christmas by Anon. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 96 · 22/12/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE CHRISTMAS CARD CRIME by Donald Stuart · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Round Table (ed.); I Was Locked in the Catacombs (article); The Mystery of the Missing Oil King (article); Dear Freind, Unless - (article); Tinker's Notebook Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 97 · 29/12/1934 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE SECRET OF THE S. S. MALVADO by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: T. Hubbard Other content: The Round Table (ed.); The Clue from the Skies (article); Murder as the Curtain Falls by Anthony Ford. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 413 · Jan. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BLACK CAP by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 414 · Jan. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE GREAT ART GALLERY CRIME by Mark Osborne (John W. Bobin) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 415 · Jan. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d MURDER IN MANCHURIA by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Trail in the Snow (article) Notes: In this story it is revealed that George Marsden Plummer has a brother, Larry. Plummer's childhood name was Gee. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 416 · Jan. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d DEAD MAN'S DIARY by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Murder by Poison (article) Notes: Story features Granite Grant and Mlle. Julie. This is a reprint of THE SECRET OF THE FROZEN NORTH which appeared in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 163 (1921). It was also reprinted in DETECTIVE WEEKLY issue 263 as THE SECRET OF THE LAST SURVIVOR (1938). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 417 · Feb. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE THREE CITIES by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 418 · Feb. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d MISSING MEN by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Unsolved Murders (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 419 · Feb. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE DEPORTEE by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Brick Wall That Hanged a Man (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 420 · Feb. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SECRET OF THE WOODS by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 421 · Mar. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CHINK'S VICTIM by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 422 · Mar. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MOTOR BUS MURDER by Donald Stuart · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 423 · Mar. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MISSING SPY by Pierre Quirole (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The West End Hotel Crime (article) Notes: Story features Mlle. Julie. The author's pen-name is spelled incorrectly in this issue (it should be 'Quiroule'). This is a reprint of THE SECRET OF THE SIX BLACK DOTS from THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 169 (1921). It was reprinted again as THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING AVIATOR in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 589 (1937). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 424 · Mar. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BLAZING GARAGE CRIME by Allan Blair (William J. Bayfield) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Victim of the Flames (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 425 · Apr. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE GLASS DAGGER by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 426 · Apr. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RIDERS OF THE SANDS by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Guardians of the Law (article). Notes: Story features Granite Grant and Mlle. Julie. This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 258 (1922). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 427 · Apr. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BUILDING ESTATE MURDER by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Tragedy of the Farm (article). Notes: My copy is missing the cover. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 428 · Apr. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MAN FROM HOLLAND by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 429 · May 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE HARLEY STREET MURDER by Warwick Jardine (Francis Warwick) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 430 · May 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE VILLAGE OF FEAR by Donald Stuart · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Guilty or Insane? (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 431 · May 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE GREAT STORES CRIME by Lester Bidston · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Great Stores Crimes (article) Notes: My copy is missing the cover. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 432 · May 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY BOX by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Crook Who Stole a Crown (article) Notes: My copy is missing the cover. This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 151 (1920). It was reprinted again as SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 5th series novel 28 with the title THE CASE OF THE BISMARK MEMOIRS (1966). Story features Mlle. Julie and Granite Grant. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 433 · Jun. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d MURDER ON THE STAGE by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 434 · Jun. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE CROOK IRON-MASTER by Mark Osborne (John W. Bobin) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Dope Squad (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 435 · Jun. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CARAVAN CRIME by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 436 · Jun. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RED MOUNTAIN by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: Story features Granite Grant and Mlle. Julie. This is a reprint of THE SECRET OF THE RED MOUNTAIN from THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 204 (1921). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 437 · Jul. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CHAMPIONSHIP CRIME by John G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Riddle of the Three Dead Men (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 438 · Jul. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDERED CHEF by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 439 · Jul. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE FATAL MEMOIRS by Walter Edwards (Walter Shute) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Hunting the Forgers (article). Notes: A highly successful young broker named Hugh Staveley is informed that the crooked and now imprisoned financier, Raynor Kelton, is the father he never knew. This fact will be revealed in the memoirs Andrew Garron, formerly Lord Dalesford, who had been innocently involved in, and ruined by, the Kelton scandal. If the memoirs are published, Staveley's reputation will be damaged beyond repair. So he visits Sexton Blake to find out Garron's whereabouts. Blake gives him the address and, as Staveley rushes off, follows him in the Grey Panther. Arriving at Garron's cottage, the detective enters and finds the young man hunched over the ashes of the burned memoirs with the dead body of the former lord beside him. Staveley pleads his innocence and isn't charged, though Inspector Coutts remains suspicious. Blake then discovers that Raynor Kelton is on the loose, having been replaced in prison by an impersonator. Staveley is kidnapped. Blake spots a heavily disguised Kelton staying at a London hotel and orders Tinker to shadow him. The lad follows the financier to a secret cellar beneath a warehouse where he witnesses Kelton meeting with three villains named Sheer, Rayles and Mannex. They are demanding a share of half a million pounds which Kelton stashed away before going to prison. If he does not cooperate, they will frame Staveley for the murder of Garron. Tinker organises a police raid but by the time the forces reach the warehouse it has been set alight and burns to the ground. Blake traces its owner who is then killed by the gang. But a clue is left which leads the detective to Mannex. Kelton visits Blake and promises to reveal all if his son can be saved. Soon Mannex and the rest of the gang are rounded up, Staveley is rescued, and Kelton receives a free pardon. Unusually, this adventure ends with a teaser for one of the other stories published this month; issue 437. Trivia: Tinker likes to play golf. Rating:  An overlong plot which lacks the variety needed to maintain interest. Good but forgettable.
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 440 · Jul. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE PHANTOM OF THE PACIFIC by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 221 (1922). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 441 · Aug. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF CELL 13 by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 442 · Aug. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d MURDER BY MISTAKE by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 443 · Aug. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SACRED CITY by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 193 (1921). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 444 · Aug. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME AT THE SEASIDE HOTEL by Allan Blair (William J. Bayfield) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 445 · Sep. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d UNDER POLICE PROTECTION by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 446 · Sep. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BRITISH MUSEUM MYSTERY by Warwick Jardine (Francis Warwick) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 447 · Sep. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RIVERSIDE CLUB MURDER by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: The Farmhouse Crime (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 448 · Sep. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RED DOMINO by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE CRIMSON DOMINO which appeared in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 243 (1922). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 449 · Oct. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BLAZING LAUNCH MURDER by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 450 · Oct. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SECRET TEMPLE by Coutts Brisbane (R. C. Armour) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The East River Crime (article) Notes: Story features Dr. Ferraro. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 451 · Oct. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE LIVING SHADOW by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE MYSTERY OF THE LIVING SHADOW which appeared in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY series one issue 141 (1920). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 452 · Oct. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SALVAGE PIRATES by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Murders of Mystery (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 453 · Nov. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d ON THE MIDNIGHT BEAT by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 454 · Nov. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE DOG TRACK MURDERS by Mark Osborne (John W. Bobin) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 455 · Nov. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE OUTLAW OF YUGOSLAVIA by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE OUTLAW OF YUGO-SLAVIA which appeared in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 287 (1923). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 456 · Nov. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE FATAL AMULET by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Man Who Got Away (article). Notes: Story features Dr. Huxton Rymer. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 457 · Dec. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME AT THE CROSS ROADS by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 458 · Dec. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE FIVE DUMMY BOOKS by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 300 (1923). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 459 · Dec. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CLOAKROOM MURDER by Warwick Jardine (Francis Warwick) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 460 · Dec. 1934 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE KIDNAPPER'S VICTIM by Richard Goyne · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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