Black Book Detective, June 1947

# Black Bat, June 1947

This issue features detective fiction and crime stories. The lead novel, "The Murder Prophet" by G. Wayman Jones, follows Special District Attorney Tony Quinn investigating a woman's strangulation—the widow of a executed racketeer. Quinn narrows suspects through cigar evidence to Theodore Slater, an export executive, but complications arise when Slater claims an alibi involving a black-hooded figure Quinn recognizes as the Black Bat himself. The novelet "Postscript to an Electric Chair" by Sam Merwin Jr. concerns Justis Reade tracking a killer who allowed an innocent man to face execution. Additional short stories include "The Rattler" by Edward Churchill, "Post-Hypnotic" by Samuel Mines examining a failed psychology experiment, and "Holdup" by Jack Koloed about a boy traumatized by witnessing murder. The issue includes "The Good Lord Barrington," an article on a self-styled nobleman's crime.