(1) "Ouija Board."
By Robert Andrea (pseudonym for ?; ISFDb HERE).
First appearance: The Saint Mystery Magazine, January 1963.
Short short short story (5 pages).
Online at Archive.org (HERE; go to text page 102).
“I think the first question, perhaps the only question, we should ask this—this thing, is who committed the murder."
CAN it be that a session with a ouija board will solve a crime? Inspector Podd seems
dubious . . .
Main characters:
~ George Grayson (deceased), Mrs. Kranz, Inspector Podd, the police sergeant, Mr. Stedgrow, Miss Barclay, and Mr. Towne.
References:
- "Ouija board" (Wikipedia HERE)
TURN the page and you'll come to . . .
(2) "Murder Is a Specialty."
By Fred S. Tobey (1908-2001).
First appearance: The Saint Mystery Magazine, January 1963.
Short short short story (4 pages).
Online at Archive.org (HERE; go to text page 107).
"I've read about it in stories."
"THE happiness of credulity," wrote Shaw, "is a cheap and dangerous quality." So when our credulous killer says he read about it in stories and believed them, he blissfully strays into a dangerous trap that he has unintentionally set for himself . . .
Main characters:
~ William Winton (deceased), Mrs. Winton (deceased), Dr. Evans, Lieutenant Malloy, Charles Winton, the stenographer, and the patrolman.
Resources:
- It's just a remarkable coincidence that a detective has to unravel a bathtub murder by electrocution with two brothers as the prime suspects (WARNING! SPOILERS! The Columbophile HERE).
- Robert Andrea (a pseudonym) started out in science fiction but quickly switched to detecfic (vi = vignette; ss = short story; FictionMags data):
"Spacenet," (vi) Fantastic Universe, July 1958
"Space Control," (vi) Fantastic Universe, July 1959
"Helping Hand," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, December 1959
"Life and Death of a Robot," (ss) Fantastic Universe, December 1959
"Night of Gaiety," (ss) The Saint Mystery Library #13, 1960
"The Alibi," (ss) 77 Sunset Strip, July 1960
"Grandpa’s Beer Hall," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), March 1961
"The Wheel Says Black," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), November 1961
"Ouija Board," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, January 1963 (above)
"The Brothers," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), February 1963
"Tea Ceremony," (vi) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), April 1963
"Smudges of Death," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, May 1963
"The Man Who Hated the Yankees," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, September 1963
"The Analytic Beatnik," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, January 1966.
- Fred S. Tobey (not a pseudonym) spent most of his time in the pulp detecfic digests (hu = humor; vi = vignette; ss = short story; ms = manuscript; FictionMags data):
"Cafeteria Complex," (hu) Esquire, September 1935
"You Drive, Dear," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, January 1961
"The Big Switch," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), June 1961
"Crash Program," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1962
"Two for the Moose," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, July 1962
"Murder Is a Specialty," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine, January 1963 (above)
"Cybernetics for Crime," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1963
"Cost of the Casket," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1964
"Ice for Your Party," (ss) The Saint Mystery Magazine (U.K.), November 1964
"A Gift for Everyone," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, January 1965
"Fire Drill," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, March 1965
"Chill of Autumn," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, September 1965
"A Fair Share for Sadie," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, October 1965
"The Calculated Risk," (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, April 1966
"The Gap in the Fence," (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, September 1966
"A Laugh on Lulu," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, November 1966
"Instant Real," (ss) Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, June 1967
"Never Hit a Lady," (vi) Signature, The Diner’s Club Magazine, 1967
"Die by the Book," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1969
"Up Above the World So High," (vi) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, January 1972
"Kasch for Your Clothes," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, August 1972
"Child on a Journey," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, December 1973
"The Same As Cash," (ss) Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine, May 1977
"Cora," (ms) Crimestalker Casebook, Winter 2001.
The bottom line:
Unless otherwise noted, all bibliographical data are derived from The FictionMags Index created by William G. Contento & edited by Phil Stephensen-Payne.
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