Private Detective Stories, February 1942

Contents: *Private Detective Stories* Magazine This pulp detective magazine issue features crime narratives across multiple story lengths. The lead piece, "Murder Enough" by Robert A. Garron, concerns private investigator Justin Corbett who stakes out the Gates Metal Products Company on assignment from the new Eastern owners seeking the missing former president, Morton Gates. A city detective, Rennels, interrupts Corbett's surveillance, creating tension. The issue also includes three long novelettes: "Self Defense" by Dale Boyd, involving a morally corrupt woman who captivates a detective; "Don't Look Now" by Henry Phelps; and shorter stories including "The Way of Murder" by George Shute, where protagonist Jim Hanley becomes distracted by two attractive women, and "In Strictest Secrecy" by Ralph Carle, featuring a masked protagonist. The OCR text appears incomplete, cutting off mid-sentence.