Private Detective Stories

This November 1943 issue of *Private Detective Stories* features the complete novel "Death Fruit" by Arthur M. Oliver—a case complicated by mounting complications. The issue includes three novelettes: Roger Torrey's "Murder by Accident," in which a detective investigates a wealthy young man named Peter Martin who has been making secretive visits to a brownstone apartment, Joan Martin convinced her brother is being blackmailed; Lee E. Wells' "Murder's Not Rationed," where a man prioritizes finding his own wife over investigating another's murder; and Robert Leslie Bellem's "Copper's Comeback," featuring an honest cop. Justin Case contributes "Bad Water," about a policeman with something valuable despite department pressure for younger, modern methods. The issue also includes special articles on state laws, boiler room criminals, and dice manipulation.