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The Thief

by Junichiro Tanizaki

Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, October 1967, pp. 57-66

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    January 1967 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Volcano in the Mind by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 6-48
    2. The Santa Claus Club by Julian Symons, pp. 49-58
    3. Protection by Kenneth Moore, pp. 59-62
    4. Last Run of the Night by Talmage Powell, pp. 63-66
    5. Deception Day by Harold R. Daniels, pp. 67-77
    6. Attention Getters by Jon L. Breen, pp. 78-79
    7. The Mystery of the Gilded Cheval-Glass by Michael Harrison, pp. 80-93
    8. The Salad Maker by Robert McNear, pp. 94-106
    9. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 107
    10. The New Zealand Bird Mystery by James Holding, pp. 108-122
    11. The Mysterious Mr. Zorn by Bertrend J. Curran, pp. 123-128
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 129-130 - 16 Reviews
      1. Alfred Hitchcock's Sinister Spies by Alfred Hitchcock
      2. Suspense...A Treasury for Young Adults by Seon Manley and Gogo Lewis
      3. The Spy in the Ointment by Donald E. Westlake
      4. Death Shall Overcome by Emma Lathen
      5. Mystery and More Mystery by Robert Arthur
      6. Button, Button by Holly Roth
      7. I Start Counting by Audrey Erskine Lindop
      8. Dusty Death by Osmington Mills
      9. The Playboy Book of Crime and Suspense
      10. One False Move by Kelley Roos
      11. The Venus Trap by James Michael Ullman
      12. The Kubla Khan Caper by Richard S. Prather
      13. The Master of Blacktower by Barbara Michaels
      14. Dead Ernest by Alice Tilton
      15. The Window Over the Way by Georges Simenon
      16. Ellery Queen's 1967 Anthology by Ellery Queen
    13. Last Man To Die by Ellery Queen, pp. 131-135
    14. A Gathering of the Eagles by Michael Gilbert, pp. 136-151
    15. His and Hers by Richard M. Gordon, p. 152
    16. The Cool Ones by Charlotte Armstrong, pp. 153-164
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    March 1967 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Mom and the Haunted Mink by James Yaffe, pp. 6-20
    2. Miss Marple and the Golden Galleon by Agatha Christie, pp. 21-30
    3. The Sweetest man in the World by Donald E. Westlake, pp. 31-37
    4. The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, pp. 38-50
    5. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 51
    6. The Adventure of Abraham Lincoln's Clue by Ellery Queen, pp. 52-66
    7. The Jolly Jugglers, Retired by Richard Deming, pp. 67-77
    8. A Stranger's Tale by Joseph Mathewson, pp. 78-87
    9. The Monster of Lakeview by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 88-98
    10. Bubble Bath No. 3 by Margery Allingham, pp. 99-106
    11. Best Mysteries of 1966 by Anthony Boucher, pp. 107-108
    12. The Strange Adventures of Charles Homer by Frank Sisk, pp. 109-119
    13. The Pair of Gloves by Charles Dickens, pp. 120-124
    14. Third Act Curtain by Princess Zawadsky, pp. 125-132
    15. Mystery, Movie Style by Joan Kapp, pp. 133-136
    16. Inspector Maigret Directs by Georges Simenon, pp. 137-148
    17. Mr. Strang Gives a Lecture by William Brittain, pp. 149-164
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    April 1967 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Crimson Coach Murders by Julian Symons, pp. 6-30
    2. The Living Dead by Robert Bloch, pp. 31-35
    3. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 36
    4. The Spy Who Came Out of the Night by Edward D. Hoch, pp. 37-47
    5. The Trouble of Murder by Jacqueline Cutlip, pp. 48-62
    6. Memoirs of a Mystery Critic by Lenore Glen Offord, pp. 63-65
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, p. 66 - 8 Reviews
      1. A Pictorial History of Crime by Julian Symons
      2. The Ninth Directive by Adam Hall
      3. Frost by Andrew Hall
      4. Kinds of Love, Kinds of Death by Tucker Coe
      5. Always Kill a Stranger by Robert L. Fish
      6. What Should You Know About Dying? by Tobias Wells
      7. The Ace of Spies by Don Von Elsner
      8. Sleuths and Consequences by Thomas B. Dewey
    8. The Talking Eyes by Cornell Woolrich, pp. 67-98
    9. Sir Ordwey Views the Body by Rhoda Lys Storey, pp. 99-103
    10. The Queen's Square by Dorothy L. Sayers, pp. 104-118
    11. Exactly What Happened by Jim Thompson, pp. 119-124
    12. The Voice in the Inner Ear by H.R. Wakefield, pp. 125-132
    13. Melodramatic Interlude by L.J. Beeston, pp. 133-141
    14. Problem Solver and the Burned Letter by Christopher Anvil, pp. 142-149
    15. P As in Payoff by Lawrence Treat, pp. 150-164
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    May 1967 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. Twist for Twist by Christianna Brand, pp. 6-27
    2. As It Was in the Beginning by Morris Cooper, pp. 28-35
    3. The Way It Is Now by Elaine Slater, pp. 36-38
    4. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 39
    5. The Scientist and the Invisible Safe by Arthur Porges, pp. 40-44
    6. The Road to Damascus by Michael Gilbert, pp. 45-62
    7. [+]
      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 63-64 - 11 Reviews
      1. The Face of the Enemy by Thomas Walsh
      2. Sly as a Serpent by Kyle Hunt
      3. The Thirty-First Floor by Peter Wahloo
      4. One Black Summer by Barbara Jefferis
      5. Murder Is Absurd by Patricia McGerr
      6. Green Grow the Tresses-O by Stanley Hyland
      7. Wanted for Killing by John Welcome
      8. Cable Car by June Drummond
      9. A Nameless Coffin by Gwendoline Butler
      10. The James Joyce Murder Mystery by Amanda Cross
      11. The Phantom of the Temple by Robert van Gulik
    8. Who Killed Charlotte Schaber? by Edward D. Radin, pp. 65-66
    9. Father Crumlish and His People by Alice Scanlan Reach, pp. 67-79
    10. The Impersonator by Henry Stone, pp. 80-81
    11. A Case of Instant Detection by Nedra Tyre, pp. 82-86
    12. The Other Man by Robert J. Tilley, pp. 87-98
    13. What They Don't Know Won't Hurt Them by Vera Henry, pp. 99-102
    14. The Crowded Hours by Jon L. Breen, pp. 103-110
    15. The Empty Hours by Ed McBain, pp. 111-164
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    July 1967 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Second Commandment by Charlotte Armstrong, pp. 6-39
    2. At the Stroke of Twelve by Agatha Christie, pp. 40-49
    3. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 50
    4. The Lion's Pay by John Dickson Carr, pp. 51-64
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 65-66 - 10 Reviews
      1. The Last One Left by John D. MacDonald
      2. The Gift Shop by Charlotte Armstrong
      3. A Thrill a Minute with Jack Albany by John Godey
      4. Winterwood by Dorothy Eden
      5. Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin
      6. One of Us Works for Them by Jack D. Hunter
      7. Mission in Black by Gordon Cotler
      8. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me by Henry Farrell
      9. The Damsel by Richard Stark
      10. The Legacy Lenders by Harold Q. Masur
    6. Divorce---New York Style by Cornell Woolrich, pp. 67-83
    7. Elroy Quinn's Last Case by Dennis M. Dubin, pp. 84-93
    8. The President Regrets by Ellery Queen, pp. 94-98
    9. The Tiger's Cub by Shirley Wallace, pp. 99-101
    10. The Special Gift by Celia Fremlin, pp. 102-110
    11. Something to Get at Quick by Guy Cullingford, pp. 111-118
    12. The Impersonation Murder Case by Miriam Allen deFord, pp. 119-132
    13. Intruder in the Maize by Joan Richter, pp. 133-141
    14. Security Risk by Brian Hayes, pp. 142-147
    15. B As in Burglary by Lawrence Treat, pp. 148-164
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    August 1967 Issue = 14 Articles
    1. The False Face Murder by Hugh Pentecost, pp. 6-18
    2. The Terror Racket by Mildred Gordon and Gordon Gordon, pp. 19-43
    3. The Spy Who Worked for Peace by Edward D. Hoch, pp. 44-55
    4. Quid Pro Quo by John Lutz, pp. 56-64
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 65-66 - 12 Reviews
      1. Writing Detective and Mystery Fiction by A.S. Burack
      2. Gideon's Wrath by J.J. Marric
      3. Prisoner's Base by Celia Fremlin
      4. The Tower by P.M. Hubbard
      5. The Passenger by Elizabeth Fenwick
      6. The Man Who Killed Himself by Julian Symons
      7. The Courtesy of Death by Geoffrey Household
      8. In Pursuit of Evil by Hugh Mills
      9. Light Cavalry Action by John Harris
      10. An Expensive Place to Die by Len Deighton
      11. The Creeping Vicar by Ian Hamilton
      12. The Knock at Midnight by Charity Blackstock
    6. Mr. Copable, Criminologist by Amy M. Graingerhall, pp. 67-72
    7. The Chocolate Dog by Margery Allingham, pp. 73-77
    8. George Washington, Detective by Steven Peters, pp. 78-88
    9. The Backyard Dig by Steven Peters, pp. 89-95
    10. The Woman Who Couldn't Wear Red by Patricia Ann Hollister, pp. 96-117
    11. The Main Chance by Julian Symons, pp. 118-129
    12. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 130
    13. No Margin for Error by Bob Bristow, pp. 131-139
    14. The Justice Boy by H.R.F. Keating, pp. 140-164
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    September 1967 Issue = 17 Articles
    1. Wedding Anniversary by Ellery Queen, pp. 6-15
    2. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 16
    3. Eagle in His Mouth by Frank Gruber, pp. 17-28
    4. Mrs. B's Black Sheep by Patrick Quentin, pp. 29-54
    5. The Greatest Snatch in History by Steve April, pp. 55-58
    6. Adventure of the Missing Three-Quarters by Robert L. Fish, pp. 59-66
    7. Murder of a Priest by Arthur Porges, pp. 67-72
    8. The Death Wish by Larry Maddock, pp. 73-79
    9. The Seventy-Sixth Face by James Leasor, pp. 80-87
    10. The Washing Machine by Rev. Norman E. Douglas, pp. 88-91
    11. They Said It Couldn't Be Done by John Pick, pp. 92-112
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 113-114 - 12 Reviews
      1. Game Without Rules by Michael Gilbert
      2. The Chosen One, and Other Stories by Rhys Davies
      3. The Hochmann Miniatures by Robert L. Fish
      4. Dover and the Unkindest Cut of All by Joyce Porter
      5. A New Lease of Death by Ruth Rendell
      6. Brothers in Arms by Hans Hellmut Kirst
      7. Forget What You Saw by Jeffrey Ashford
      8. Otley Pursued by Martin Waddell
      9. Private I by Jimmy Sangster
      10. The Twentymen by Philip Purser
      11. Swing Low, Sweet Harriet by George Baxt
      12. The Seersucker Whipsaw by Ross Thomas
    13. Alias Mr. Manchester by Youngman Carter, pp. 115-122
    14. A Tale from the Chaucer by Susan Sears, pp. 123-134
    15. The Shadow of His Absence by Frank Sisk, pp. 135-143
    16. Traffic Violation by William Bankier, pp. 144-152
    17. In the Fiction Alcove by Nedra Tyre, pp. 153-164
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    October 1967 Issue = 15 Articles
    1. The Terrorist by Michael Gilbert, pp. 6-23
    2. No Business for an Amateur by John D. MacDonald, pp. 24-42
    3. Like a Bad Dream by Heinrich Boll, pp. 43-48
    4. Best Laid Schemes by Noel Bosker, pp. 49-56
    5. The Thief by Junichiro Tanizaki, pp. 57-66
    6. Only the Death of a Man by Alberto Moravia, pp. 67-72
    7. The Man of God by Leo Tolstoy, pp. 73-79
    8. The Classic Semerak Case by Josef Skvorecky, pp. 80-94
    9. Enemy in His Hands by Hernando Tellez, pp. 95-98
    10. Inspector Maigret Pursues by Georges Simenon, pp. 99-110
    11. The Quear Gest by M. Patricia Doble, pp. 111-116
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 117-118 - 12 Reviews
      1. One Lady, Two Cats by Richard Lockridge
      2. The Walking Stick by Winston Graham
      3. God Save the Mark by Donald E. Westlake
      4. Flying Finish by Dick Francis
      5. Perturbing Spirit by Janet Caird
      6. Walk Softly, Men Praying by Oswald Wynd
      7. Minutes of a Murder by Madeleine Polland
      8. A Woman Named Anne by Henry Cecil
      9. Lonelyheart 4122 by Colin Watson
      10. All Men Are Lonely Now by Francis Clifford
      11. Night of Clear Choice by Doris Miles Disney
      12. The Killing Season by John Redgate
    13. The Beddoes Scheme by James Powell, pp. 119-140
    14. C As in Crime by Lawrence Treat, pp. 141-151
    15. Line of Communication by Andrew Garve, pp. 152-164
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    November 1967 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. Man on a Ladder by Harry Kemelman, pp. 6-30
    2. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 31
    3. The Belkamp Apparatus by Jacob Hay, pp. 32-42
    4. The Infallible Clock by Colin Watson, pp. 43-49
    5. Mr. Strang Finds the Answers by William Brittain, pp. 50-61
    6. Odds Bodkins and the L1000 Wager by Richard Curtis, pp. 62-66
    7. The Polite Mr. Payne by G.R. Spencer, pp. 67-73
    8. The Sheep by Joyce Cary, pp. 74-88
    9. Rink by Ron Goulart, pp. 89-94
    10. Uncle from Australia by Ellery Queen, pp. 95-98
    11. Poor Little Rich Kid by Thomas Walsh, pp. 99-112
    12. The Man Who Called Himself James Cross by James Cross, pp. 113-128
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 129-130 - 12 Reviews
      1. Where Death Delights by Marshall Houts
      2. Pictorial History of the World's Greatest Trials by Brandt Aymar and Edward Sagarin
      3. The Heir of Starvelings by Evelyn Berckman
      4. Murder Against the Grain by Emma Lathen
      5. W.I.L. One to Curtis by Philip Loraine
      6. The Rare Coin Score by Richard Stark
      7. The Pleasant Grove Murders by John Holbrook Vance
      8. Bound to Die by William Price Turner
      9. No Bones About It by Joan Fleming
      10. Mortissimo by P.E.H. Durston
      11. Ralph Dacre by Anne Stevenson
      12. The Gay Deceiver by Peter Leslie
    14. The Fires in the Rue St. Honore by Michael Harrison, pp. 131-146
    15. The Nose of a Beagle by Arthur Porges, pp. 147-150
    16. Here Lies... by Christianna Brand, pp. 151-164
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    December 1967 Issue = 16 Articles
    1. The Austin Murder Case by Jon L. Breen, pp. 6-17
    2. The Name of the Game by Jacob Hay, pp. 18-30
    3. The Man Who Saw the Invisible by John Dickson Carr, pp. 31-43
    4. Double-Cross Word Puzzle by Norma Schier, pp. 44-45
    5. The Intruder by Anthony Gilbert, pp. 46-64
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      Best Mysteries of the Month by Anthony Boucher, pp. 65-66 - 5 Reviews
      1. Murder Fantastical by Patricia Moyes
      2. Something Wrong by Elizabeth Linington
      3. A Parade of Cockeyed Creatures by George Baxt
      4. The Double Agent by John Bingham
      5. Cast a Yellow Shadow by Ross Thomas
    7. More Than One Kind of Luck by Charlotte Armstrong, pp. 67-77
    8. A Question of Translation by G.C. Edmondson, pp. 78-87
    9. The Spy Who Didn't Exist by Edward D. Hoch, pp. 88-98
    10. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb by Agatha Christie, pp. 99-110
    11. Number One by John Holt, pp. 111-117
    12. Hardcovers and Paperbacks of the Month, p. 118
    13. Miss Phipps Goes to the Hairdresser by Phyllis Bentley, pp. 119-136
    14. Change of Climate by Ursula Curtiss, pp. 137-147
    15. File #1: The Mayfield Case by Joe Gores, pp. 148-161
    16. Index To Volume Fifty, pp. 162-164
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