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10-Story Detective, June 1949
10-Story Detective, June 1949 (Vol. XVII, No. 2) This issue contains ten crime and detective stories of varying lengths. The lead novelet, "I Lost My Ghoulish Figure" by Joseph Commings, follows medical student Ernie Runyan who discovers the throat-slashed corpse of a woman named Peg Balriddel in the college morgue—the same woman he was supposed to meet for dinner. Her body arrives with a dissection order signed by Dean Laurent but no hospital records. Runyan's investigation suggests foul play. Other stories include Russell Bender's "Crimson Galahad" about a murderer-for-hire, Philip Ketchum's "Murder's Problem" featuring an arithmetic teacher investigating homicide, and Donn Mullally's "Hireling for Homicide" concerning a deadly cargo. Additional tales by Joe Archibald, Margaret Rice, Ray Cummings, Frank Taubes, Jules France, and Geo. Wm. Ree complete the issue.