10 Story Mystery Magazine, Issue 1

Catalog Entry: Story Mystery Magazine This issue features three novelettes and four short stories in the mystery and crime genres. "The Beggars on Horseback" by Curt Benson depicts a protagonist confronting a choice between joining a shadowy criminal league or sacrificing his love. "Now I Lay Me Down to Die" by Donald G. Cormack concerns Ovington, framed for murder, whose troubles intensify when a woman attempts to implicate him further. "Assassin in Armor" by Stewart Sterling involves an armored killer returning to settle an old debt. The shorter tales include "They Knew Dolly" by Russell Gray, in which witness Dolly Neylan mysteriously vanishes after observing a street murder and identifying the killer—revealed as a narcotics detective. "Stand In" by B.B. Fowler examines a murderer's alibi scheme. "Wherever the Graft Grows" by G.T. Fleming-Roberts presents a corrupt cop strategy against urban vice. "Death Breaks the Date" by Francis K. Allan follows released convict Ben Mason navigating life's complications.