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# Five Detective Novels Magazine (Summer 1952)

This issue contains five detective and crime fiction novellas alongside shorter stories and features. The lead novel, "Meat of the Murder" by Donn Multally, concerns a femme fatale criminal. "Dance, Pretty Maiden" by John H. Knox deals with trouble befalling native girls, while "This Will Slay You" by Dale Clark offers a comic mystery involving a bloodied corpse revealed to be filled with catsup. "He's in the Death House" by W. T. Ballard depicts a hardboiled town setting, and "The Ghost Breakers" by Fredric Brown explores whether a house is genuinely haunted. Additional stories include "Doom for the Groom" by R. Van Taylor and "He Married a Madam" (noted as true) by Harold Heifer. The magazine includes editorial features such as "How to Handle Cops" and "You Play the Detective," alongside humor, cartoons, cryptograms, and various advertisements.