Super-Detective, July 1945

This issue of *Super-Detective* magazine (July 15, 1945) contains five crime and mystery stories. The lead feature is "The Bookie Bets on Murder" by Roger Torrey, a complete novel about Thomas H. Gilbert, a wealthy horse owner pressured by a crooked bookie ring to ship his valuable stable to Cuba or Mexico. When Gilbert refuses, his daughter is kidnapped, and he hires private detective Phelan to investigate. "Death Rolls Its Own" by Laurence Donovan is a super-detective novelette featuring Detective Cassidy escorting two determined young women to jail. Additional stories include "The Dead Man Wins" by Max Neilson, involving a man helpless to protect his crippled daughter; "The Pawn's Move Is Peculiar" by Ray Cummings, centered on a chess prize that determines life or death; and "Hot-Check Homicide" by Rex Whitechurch, in which Doctor Carlton faces personal angles in a murder case. The issue includes supplementary columns and advertisements for radio training and fitness programs.