The Saint Mystery Magazine, June 1963

This June 1963 issue of *The Saint Mystery Magazine* (edited by Leslie Charteris) features six mystery stories. The lead piece, "The Covetous Headsman" by Charteris, reprinted commemoratively in the magazine's tenth-anniversary month, involves the Saint in Paris being warned by Inspector Quercy not to interfere with police matters. They discuss the murder of Charles Rosepierre, whose body was found in the Bois de Boulogne with his head severed post-mortem. The opening dialogue establishes the Saint's customary friction with authorities. The issue also includes "Instructions for Murder" by Lawrence Treat, "Death Before Breakfast" by Q. Patrick, "The Case of the Pleasant Strangers" by Rufus King, "The Days of Septime" by Julian Symons, and "The Man in the Alley" by Edward D. Hoch, plus editorial content and a feature on crime by Stefan Santesson.