Private Detective, June 1942

This issue of Private Detective Stories (June 1942, Vol. 11, No. 1) contains five detective and mystery stories. The cover feature is "The English King" by Robert A. Garron, a complete novel where a detective must save his sweetheart and Nazi victims from Axis forces. E. Hoffmann Price contributes "The Case of the Hidden Bride," featuring investigator Honest John confronting disguised deceptions. Laurence Donovan's "Not Quite Dead" follows a detective called "Grave Digger" invited to witness a glamour-girl's killing. Randolph Barr's "Death's Calling Card" centers on a seemingly perfect crime with overlooked details. Frank Decker's "Pigeons" asks whether harmless birds and a red-headed woman conceal darker purposes. Ralph Carle's "One Part of Revenge" features a detective convinced of a woman's guilt yet working to save her. The issue also includes period advertisements for Charles Atlas bodybuilding courses, National Radio Institute radio technician training, false-teeth reliner, and other commercial products.