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Publishing: Author Robert Murray Graydon dies aged just 47. The first of Anthony Parsons' Blake stories is published. Born in 1893, Parsons was easily the tallest of all Blake authors, standing at 6'5". He did military serivice in India during the First World War and was drafted into the Royal Flying Corps, which took him to North Africa. The 1920s saw him still on the 'dark continent' shooting elephants for a living. He then returned to England and started writing, becoming one of the most important Blake authors during the SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY's difficult Second World War years. Parsons took over responsibility for the Blake villain Gunga Dass and created Superintendent Venner. In all, he wrote exactly 100 Sexton Blake tales. He died in 1963, aged 69. Blake: In PILOT issues 73 to 91 a revised version of the 1908 serial SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL reveals that Sexton Blake's real name is Ronald Blakeney!!! | ||
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 251 · 11/12/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THE MYSTERY OF SENOR Z by Warwick Jardine (Francis Warwick) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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DETECTIVE WEEKLY · Issue 253 · 25/12/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d MR. SMITH — GANG-SMASHER! by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Arthur Jones Other content: From Information Received; The Round Table (ed.); Calling... Scotland Yard (article); The Master of Starkridge by Jeffrey Gaunt Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 73 · 27/2/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 1) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This is an extraordinary rewrite of Cecil Hayter's SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL which was originally serialised in THE BOYS' REALM issues 238 to 262 (1908), then reprinted in THE BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY issue 102 (1909), then again, in a slightly rewritten form, as SEXTON BLAKE'S SCHOOLDAYS in THE BOYS' FRIEND LIBRARY second series issue 388 (1933). In the original story, our hero, as a boy, has a mysterious background and is raised by a mentor named Dr. Lanchester. When the doctor is killed, the boy visits two men at 'a certain Embassy', one of whom decides "We shall call him Sexton Blake." Blake's true identity and background is never revealed in that initial version of the story. In the 1933 revision, details about his father, Dr. Berkeley Blake, are added, matching information revealed in SEXTON BLAKE'S SECRET which was published in the first issue of DETECTIVE WEEKLY the same year. However, these subsequent revisions are turned on their head by what's revealed in the story as told here, in PILOT. Expanding on the initial version, this tells us that, rather than being murdered, Lanchester was kidnapped. Blake visits his two other guardians, who are named as Sir Charles Durex and Burton, and they send him to Claverton Abbey School (rather than St. Anne's). The focus of the story is much more on Blake's search for his real identity than in the earlier versions and it eventually emerges that he is the son of Lady Ann Blakeney and Sir Ronald Blakeney who were killed in an accident which also caused the death of the Duke of Karenberg and his wife. The latter's son, Prince Rupert became heir to the throne but he was mentally defective. Blake, as part of a political plot, had been raised to replace the prince. But the plot fails and, by the end of the tale, all the conspirators, including Lanchester, are killed. Sexton Blake's real name is revealed as Ronald Blakeney. Though there is no suggestion of it in the story, this revelation opens up the possibility that Blake is descended from Sir Percy Blakeney aka The Scarlet Pimpernel. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 74 · 6/3/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 2) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 75 · 13/3/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 3) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 76 · 20/3/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 4) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Will Hay at Bendover by Anon.; Wanda of the Wilds by Anon.; Alex James' Schooldays by Anon.; The Laughing Bucaneer by Anon.; Meet the Staff (ed.); The Early Adventures of Leonard Henry by Anon.; Tales of Warder Strong by Anon. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 77 · 27/3/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 5) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 78 · 3/4/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 6) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 79 · 10/4/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 7) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 80 · 17/4/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 8) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 81 · 24/4/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 9) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 82 · 1/5/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 10) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 83 · 8/5/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 11) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 84 · 15/5/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 12) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 85 · 22/5/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 13) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 86 · 29/5/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 14) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Your Editor Goes to War (ed.); The Laughing Buccaneer by Anon.; Will Hay at Bendover by Anon.; Meet Ken Maynard by Anon.; The Early Adventures of Leonard Henry by Anon.; Tales of Warder Strong by Anon. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 87 · 5/6/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 15) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 88 · 12/6/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 16) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 89 · 19/6/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 17) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 90 · 26/6/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 18) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 91 · 3/7/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d SEXTON BLAKE AT SCHOOL (part 19) by Anon. (probably John Garbutt rewriting Cecil Hayter) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 99 · 21/8/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 1) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 100 · 28/8/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 2) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 101 · 4/9/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 3) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 102 · 11/9/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 4) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Harry Lane Other content: Mike, Spike and Greta (strip); Will Hay at Bendover; Leonard Henry at the "Mike"; The Laughing Buccaneer; Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs; "Bluey" Wilkinson - the Bush Broadsider; Houdini - Magic-Maker No.1; Tales of Warder Strong. Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 103 · 18/9/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 5) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 104 · 25/9/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 6) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 105 · 2/10/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 7) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 106 · 9/10/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 8) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 107 · 16/10/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 9) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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PILOT · Issue 108 · 23/10/1937 · Amalgamated Press · 2d THEY CAME TO SPY (part 10) by John Brearley (John Garbutt) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 557 · Jan. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SECRET OF THE DENTAL SURGEON by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 558 · Jan. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF X.20 by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Murdered Servant Girl (article) Notes: Story features R. S. V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 559 · Jan. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MIDNIGHT LORRY CRIME by Edwy Searles Brooks · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 560 · Jan. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RIDDLE OF THE DEAD MAN'S MINE by Martin Frazer (Percy A. Clarke) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 561 · Feb. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE UNKNOWN MENACE by Donald Stuart · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 562 · Feb. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE MURDERED FINANCIER by John Creasey · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 563 · Feb. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE BLACKMAILED BARONET by Hylton Gregory (H. Egbert Hill) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Invisible Crime Kings (article). Notes: This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 36 (1927). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 564 · Feb. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MAN FROM MOSCOW 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 565 · Mar. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE MURDERED SENTRY by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Killer in Khaki (article) Notes: Story features R. S. V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 566 · Mar. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE TERROR OF THE TENEMENTS by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Truth Will Out (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 567 · Mar. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SECRET OF THE DEAD CONVICT by Maurice B. Dix · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 568 · Mar. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE MAN WHO NEVER SLEPT by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Victims of Sleep (article). Notes: Millionaire Earle Latham is an insomniac. He quite simply never sleeps at all. According to a Harley Street doctor, he has a form of shell-shock after serving in the war and won't recover. He is given, at most, six months to live. Latham resigns himself to his fate and wonders how to spend his last days. When he gets home, inspiration strikes in the form of a rather inept first-time burglar. This is Kennedy King, a young man who's fallen on hard times after his invention - a sort of neon light - is stolen by an unscrupulous businessman. Latham catches King breaking into his apartment and recognises that he's a fundamentally decent sort. An idea quickly forms. He strikes a deal with King, paying him to exchange names on the understanding that King - now called Latham - will travel abroad for the next half year. From that moment on, the insomniac millionaire embarks on a life of crime. But he doesn't steal for profit; instead he becomes a sort of Robin Hood figure, performing daring heists against those who don't deserve their riches and giving the profits to good causes. Initially, Latham - in the guise of Kennedy King - is a fascinating character who's rather reminiscent of Zenith the Albino. His daring is equally as breathtaking and his character has the same quality of haunted sadness about it. And like Zenith, he manages to run rings around Blake on a number of occasions. Unfortunately, though, the story starts to get very unconvincing when all the protagonists resort to disguise as their main tool for crime or crime-busting. It's unbelievable that after just one meeting, Latham could pass himself off as Blake with such skill that even Tinker is fooled! When the real Kennedy King is captured by bandits in Spain, Latham goes to his aid but ends up a prisoner as well. Blake eventually rescues them both. The trouble is, this leaves behind what had been the central theme at the start: a good man driven to reckless deeds by his bizarre ailment. All of that is virtually forgotten. In fact, Latham simply announces at one point that he has slept and his insomnia seems to have cured itself. This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 9 (1925). Rating:  The first half of the book feels like it's shaping up to be a memorable entry in the library but the plot unravels in the second half, almost as if the author was crafting a tale but was unexpectedly given a new, tighter deadline and had to rush to meet it. A great shame. Incidentally, the cover illustration is one of the best in the library. The portrait doesn't match the description of Latham but it hardly matters; the play of light across the haunted features is incredibly atmospheric.
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 569 · Apr. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF NO. 13 CAVERSHAM SQUARE by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: This was filmed as SEXTON BLAKE AND THE HOODED TERROR, starring George Curzon as Blake, Tony Simpson as Tinker, David Farrar as Granite Grant and Tod Slaughter as The Snake. It was the final entry in a three-strong series of movies featuring George Curzon as the detective, the other two being SEXTON BLAKE AND THE MADEMOISELLE and SEXTON BLAKE AND THE BEARDED DOCTOR. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 570 · Apr. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE VICTIM OF THE CULT by Warwick Jardine (Francis Warwick) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Woman Who Knew (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 571 · Apr. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RIDDLE OF FIVE NEEDLE CREEK 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 572 · Apr. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME IN THE KIOSK by John G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); They Never Came Back (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 573 · May 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CORONATION MYSTERY 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 574 · May 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME ON THE HEATH by C. Vernon Frost · Illustrator: Eric Parker TRAPPED! by Anon. (Unknown) · Illustrator: None Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Clue of the Gun (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 575 · May 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BOND STREET RAIDERS by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Silent Man (article) Notes: Story features R.S.V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 576 · May 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CURSE OF THE SANTYRES by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Petrol-Station Crime (article). Notes: Story features Splash Page. This is a reprint of THE BARTON MANOR MYSTERY in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 26 (1925). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 577 · Jun. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d RAFFLES VS SEXTON BLAKE by Barry Perowne (P. Atkey) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Double Lives (article) Notes: A. J. Raffles and his companion Bunny Manders have rented a property near the estate of the Earl of Welland. The Earl owns a priceless bracelet named the Fetter of Buddha, which Raffles intends to steal. When the local authorities become suspicious about the circumstances surrounding the death of a local adventurer named Cyrus Lazenger, they order that his body be exhumed for examination. With this event distracting the police, Raffles, aided by Manders and a villainous butler named Bagge, burgles the Earl's house and steals the Fetter. However, after hearing a noise in the grounds, the trio discover a gang of men in a gravel pit who seem to have stolen Lazenger's body. The gang makes off when the side of the pit collapses, burying the corpse. Next day, Raffles learns that Sexton Blake is staying as a guest with the Earl. Blake has been hired by Lazenger's niece to investigate the mystery surrounding the dead man. Of course, when it's discovered that the house has been burgled, Raffles soon finds that the world's greatest detective is on his trail. In an attempt to keep Blake away from the truth about the robbery, the 'gentleman thief' tries to help discover the truth about Lazenger but the mystery deepens when mysterious Russians start appearing, leaving a trail of murders in their wake. Suddenly, Raffles finds himself in danger from the law... and the lawless! Rating: 
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 578 · Jun. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE PRISONER OF LOST ISLAND by John Hunter · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Infernal Machine Crime (article) Notes: Story features Captain Dack. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 579 · Jun. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE TATTOOED TRIANGLE by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Girl in the Lake (article) Notes: Story features R. S. V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 580 · Jun. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MAN THEY COULD NOT CONVICT by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 581 · Jul. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE RIDDLE OF THE SUNKEN GARDEN by Donald Stuart · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 582 · Jul. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE SWANLEY VIADUCT by Anthony Skene (George N. Philips) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Evidence of the Missing Gun (article). Notes: Story features Zenith the Albino. This is a reprint of SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 13 (1925). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 583 · Jul. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MAN FROM ITALY by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Compensated 'Crime' (article) Notes: Story features R.S.V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 584 · Jul. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE DEVIL'S OWN by G. M. Bowman · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 585 · Aug. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME ON THE PROMENADE by John Hunter · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 586 · Aug. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CHARITY FUND MYSTERY 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 587 · Aug. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MASKED MAN OF THE DESERT by Coutts Brisbane (R. C. Armour) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Case of the Matrimonial Monster (article). Notes: My copy is missing the cover. Story features Gunga Dass Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 588 · Aug. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BODY ON THE BEACH by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 589 · Sep. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE MISSING AVIATOR by Pierre Quiroule (W. W. Sayer) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Clue of the Shoe (article) Notes: Story features Granite Grant and Mlle. Julie. This is a reprint of THE SECRET OF THE SIX BLACK DOTS which appeared in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 1st series issue 169 (1921). The story was also previously released as THE MISSING SPY in THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 423 (1934). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 590 · Sep. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE GREAT CANAL PLOT by G. H. Teed · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Man Who Buried Himself (article). Notes: 'A story of the Suez, introducing Sexton Blake, Tinker, The Black Eagle, Wu Ling, George Marsden Plummer, The Three Musketeers, Prince Menes, Madame Groupolis, and Matthew Cardolak.' This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 19 (1925). Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 591 · Sep. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE DIAMONDS OF TI LING by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Murder for a Living (article) Notes: Story features R. S. V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 592 · Sep. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE MARCHERS by Walter Edwards (Walter Shute) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 593 · Oct. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE BORO' COUNCIL RAMP by Paul Urquhart (L. L. Day Black) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Voyage of Terror (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 594 · Oct. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE STOLEN SUBMARINE by Stanton Hope · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.) Notes: My copy is missing the cover. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 595 · Oct. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MELBOURNE MYSTERY by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Secret of the Cardboard Box (article) Notes: My copy is missing the cover. Story features R.S.V. Purvale Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 596 · Oct. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE SECRET OF THE TEN BALES by Anthony Parsons · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); Only Himself to Blame (article). Notes: Author Anthony Parsons makes his Sexton Blake debut. When the clerk of a shipping company is murdered, it soon emerges that a permit for the collection of transported goods — ten bales of cotton — has been stolen. The bales were meant to be delivered to a company in India but were picked up by someone else. They then became involved in a bandit raid during which they were searched. It seems obvious that something was smuggled in them — but what? An Indian named Khan is the only suspect, so Sexton Blake follows his trail to India. There he meets with a secret service officer who tells him that unrest has been rife on the borders since the bales arrived and anyone who enquires after them ends up dead. The detective takes a train to the troubled area — Famipur — accompanied by Tinker and an agent named Ali Singh. At a frontier station he meets Captain Winfield of the frontier police and Doctor Kershaw and his daughter Judy. He also becomes acquainted with a gun-runner named Bir Beg who, he learns via a double-agent, got to the bales and looted them before Khan could recover them. Under the cover of a funeral procession, the content of the bales is to be smuggled across the border but, after a number of betrayals and double-crosses, Khan regains control and kills Bir Beg. He also captures Tinker and Winfield. Blake rescues them and, using information they have overheard, organises an ambush against the arms convoy. The raid is successful and the content of the bales is finally revealed — as is the unexpected identity of Khan. The villain flees but Blake and Tinker follow in a plane and parachute down for the final confrontation... Rating: 
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 597 · Nov. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE MYSTERY OF THE AFRICAN EXPEDITION by Rex Hardinge · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 598 · Nov. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CRIME REPORTER'S SECRET by George Dilnot · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Clue in the Snow (article). Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 599 · Nov. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CASE OF THE BLACKMAILED BANKER by Allan Blair (William J. Bayfield) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); "My Daughter is in that Trunk" (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 600 · Nov. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE PAVEMENT ARTIST 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 601 · Dec. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d RAFFLES' CRIME IN GIBRALTAR by Barry Perowne (P. Atkey) · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 602 · Dec. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE HOUSE ON THE CLIFFS by Gilbert Chester (H. H. Clifford Gibbons) · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Clue of the Gag (article) Notes: None at present. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 603 · Dec. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE VICTIM OF THE SECRET SERVICE by J. G. Brandon · Illustrator: Eric Parker Other content: Consulting Room Chat (ed.); The Clue of the Brown-Paper Parcel (article) Notes: Story features R. S. V. Purvale. Unrated |
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THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY · 2nd series · Issue 604 · Dec. 1937 · Amalgamated Press · 4d THE CROOK OF FLEET STREET by Gwyn Evans · Illustrator: Unknown Other content: Unknown Notes: Story features Splash Page. This is a reprint of THE SEXTON BLAKE LIBRARY 2nd series issue 76 (1926). Trivia: According to this story, Tinker's real surname is actually Tinker! Unrated |
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