The Blue Book Magazine, January 1925

Blue Book Magazine, January 1925 This issue contains two serials and twelve short stories. J.S. Fletcher contributes *The Cartwright Gardens Mystery*, a detective novel described as exemplifying fine detective-story writing. The concluding chapters of Edwin L. Sabin's *White Indian*, set in the Rocky Mountain West, appear in this issue. Among the short stories: Raymond Leslie Goldman's *Kid Weber Does His Best* concerns a prizefighter in crisis; Frank Parker Stockbridge's *The Light in the East* features the Buried Alive Club in an exciting adventure; Michael J. Phillips provides Western drama in *Gun Play*; Bertram Atkey contributes another exploit of his recurring characters in *Easy Street Experts*. Forrestine C. Hooker contributes *Lobo's Return*, told from a wolf's perspective. Additional stories include Warren Elliot Carleton's *In the Path of the Liners* about North Atlantic swordfishing; Willis Brindley's humorous Montana tale *The Strike at Too Dry*; Clarence Herbert New's diplomatic drama *Free Lances in Diplomacy*; Warren Hastings Miller's *Flood*, set in Sumatra; Agatha Christie's *The Missing Will*, featuring Hercule Poirot; and others. Forbes Parkhill's *Meshes of Mystery* novelette depicts conflicts between detectives and criminal bands.