Scientific Detective Monthly

This issue of *Scientific Detective Monthly* (March 1930) features crime and mystery stories alongside editorial content about scientific detection. The main fiction offerings include "The Seismograph Adventure" by established detective writer Arthur B. Reeve; "The Robot Terror" by Melbourne Huff, depicting a mechanical device weaponized by a criminal; "The Man in the Room" by Edwin Balmer and William B. MacHarg; "Test-Tube Bloodhounds" by R. H. Dunn, addressing forensic methods; and the third installment of S. S. Van Dine's "The Bishop Murder Case." A detective aptitude quiz ("How Good a Detective Are You?") is included. The magazine's editorial board comprises criminology experts, including Hugo Gernsback (editor-in-chief) and Professor Edwin J. Cooley of Fordham University's Department of Criminology. The contents page emphasizes the integration of science with criminal investigation, a defining characteristic of the publication's approach to the detective genre.