The Saint Mystery Magazine, April 1962

This April 1962 issue of *The Saint Mystery Magazine*, edited by Leslie Charteris, collects six stories spanning classic to contemporary detective fiction. "The Charitable Countess" by Charteris concerns Simon Templar investigating a charity racket, examining his voluminous mail from admirers, cranks, and supplicants, including a letter from reformed criminal Marty O'Connor seeking employment after a garage investment fails. Cornell Woolrich contributes "Flowers from the Dead"; Craig Rice offers "Tears of Evil"; and Fredric Brown provides "The Spherical Ghoul." The issue also reprints Edgar Allan Poe's canonical "The Purloined Letter" and William O'Farrell's "Death Among the Geraniums." Charteris's editorial reflects on atomic-age anxieties and the Saint insignia's wartime adoption by military squadrons and NATO's anti-satellite program (SAINT). Avram Davidson and Stefan Santesson contribute supplementary pieces.