The Saint Detective Magazine, May 1956

This 1956 issue of The Saint Detective Magazine, edited by Leslie Charteris, contains detective and mystery fiction by established and new contributors. The lead story is Rufus King's "Let Her Kill Herself," a short novel set at an upscale motel on Florida's Gold Coast, involving murder and poison among wealthy guests including a mysterious Miss Sangford, the wealthy young Ernest Dean, and others. Additional stories include Erskine Caldwell's "It's Against the Law," Melville Davisson Post's "The Woman on the Terrace" (featuring Monsieur Jonquelle of the French Sûreté), William MacHarg's "The Murderer's Ring" (with detective Dan O'Malley), Edgar Wallace's "The Disappearing Investors" featuring J.G. Reeder, and Leslie Charteris's own "That's Arson, Parson," described as a true-crime piece. Other stories include Robert Arthur's "The Weeping Woman," Geoffrey North's "A Four-Letter Word," and pieces by Sam S. Taylor and Peter Harris. The issue also contains articles on art careers and mentalism.