The Blue Book Magazine, January 1922

Blue Book Magazine, January 1922

This issue features two serialized novels alongside a collection of short stories spanning multiple genres. The lead serial, "The White Desert" by Courtney Ryley Cooper, concerns a young man named Barry Houston arriving in the Colorado mountains by luxury automobile; he appears to be traveling under assumed identity for secretive purposes. The second serial is "The Great Prince Shan" by E. Phillips Oppenheim, noted as a novel of international intrigue.

The issue contains twelve short stories including adventure, sports, and mystery tales: "The Strange Case of Alan Corwin" by George L. Knapp involves a transplanted brain premise; "The Uneventful Isles" by Meade Minnigerode depicts Caribbean yachting adventures; "Sammy Gets Experience" by William F. Sturm covers motor racing; "Free Lances in Diplomacy" by Clarence Herbert New features international espionage; and "Double Double Cross" by Jonathan Brooks centers on baseball.