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Three Story Volumes

1960

January 1960 (Cook 213)
The Case Of The Waylaid Wolf by Erle Stanley Gardner
Dangerous To Me by Rae Foley
Death Casts A Long Shadow by Anthony Gilbert

February 1960 (Cook 214)
The Lonely Target by Hugh Pentecost
Walking Shadow by Lenore Glen Offord
There's Always A Payoff by Robert Hansen

March 1960 (Cook 215)
Concrete Crime by Manning Coles
No Next Of Kin by Doris Miles Disney
The Country Of The Strangers by F.S. Wees

April 1960 (Cook 216)
A Hammer In His Hand by Whit Masterson
Come Here And Die by Jeremy York
Warning Bell by Stephen Ransome

May 1960 (Cook 217)
False Scent by Ngaio Marsh
The Man Who Followed Women by Bert & Dolores Hitchens
Tiger On My Back by The Gordons

June 1960 (Cook 218) (green cover)
The Girl Who Wasn't There by Thomas B. Dewey
Venetian Blind by William Haggard
Bullet Proof by Amber Dean

July 1960 (Cook 219) (blue cover)
The Case Of The Duplicate Daughter by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Golden Deed by Andrew Garve
Murder Out Of School by Ivan T. Ross

August 1960 (Cook 220) (orange cover)
Jury Of One by Mignon G. Eberhart
A Borderline Case by Brad Williams
The Aluminum Turtle by Baynard Kendrick

September 1960 (Cook 221) (yellow cover)
Follow Me by Helen Reilly
A Pact With Satan by Leonard Holton
The Berlin Couriers by James McGovern

October 1960 (Cook 222)
The Valley Of The Smugglers by Arthur Upfield
Whatever Happened To Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell
Road Block by Hillary Waugh

November 1960 (Cook 223)
Kept Women Can't Quit by A.A. Fair
The Man In The Cage by John Holbrook Vance
Dead On Arrival by Lee Thayer

December 1960 (Cook 224)
Pennies From Hell by David Alexander
Murder: One Two Three by John Creasey
Death-Wish Green by Frances Crane

1961

January 1961 (Cook 225)
The Case Of The Shapely Shadow by Erle Stanley Gardner
Out For The Kill by Anthony Gilbert
Invitation To Vengance by Kathleen Moore Knight

February 1961 (Cook 226)
The Ferguson Affair by Ross MacDonald
Murder After A Fashion by Spencer Dean
Sing Me A Murder by Helen Neilsen

March 1961 (Cook 227)
A Stranger In My Grave by Margaret Millar
Some Must Watch by Stephen Ransome
If She Should Die by Forbes Rydell

April 1961 (Cook 228)
The Deadly Friend by Hugh Pentecost
Devil's Due by Maurice Proctor
It's Murder, M

May 1961 (Cook 229) (yellow cover)
The Case Of The Spurious Spinster by Erle Stanley Gardner
Devil's Due by Maurice Proctor
It's Murder, Mr. Potter by Rae Foley

June 1961 (Cook 230)
Maigret Rents a Room by Georges Simenon
Call the Witness by Edna Sherry
Oscar Mooney's Head by William E. Huntsberry

July 1961 (Cook 231)
Bachelors Get Lonely by A.A. Fair
Death On The Sixth Day by Henry Farrell
Heir Apparent by E.L. Withers

August 1961 (Cook 232)
Thunderball by Ian Fleming
Murder Clear, Track Fast by Judson Philips
Deadlier Than The Male by Genevieve Holden

September 1961 (Cook 233)
The Cup, The Blade Or The Gun by Mgnon G. Eberhart
Search For A Sultan by Manning Coles
Night Of The Kill by Brent James

October 1961 (Cook 234)
A Very Welcome Death by D.L. Mathews
One For My Dame by Jack Webb
The Old House Of Fear by Russell Kirk

November 1961 (Cook 235) 
The Case Of The Bigamous Spouse by Erle Stanley Gardner
Missing, Presumed Dead by Carlton Keith
Choice Of Violence by Hugh Pentecost

December 1961 (Cook 236)
The Sinister Strangers by Clarence B. Kelland
Double Sin & Other Stories by Agatha Christie
The Secret Of The Doubting Saint by Leonard Holton

1962

January 1962 (Cook 237) (yellow cover)
The Case of the Reluctant Model by Erle Stanley Gardner 
Certain Sleep by Helen Reilly 
The Eye of the Needle by Thomas Walsh

February 1962 (Cook 238) (green cover)
A Grave Undertaking by Lionel White
After The Verdict by Anthony Gilbert
The Green Stone by Suzanne Blanc

March 1962 (Cook 239)
Shills Can't Cash Chips by A.A. Fair
Should Auld Acquaintance by Doris Miles Disney
Murder, London - New York by John Creasey

April 1962 (Cook 240)

May 1962 (Cook 241)

June 1962 (Cook 242)

July 1962 (Cook 243)

August 1962 (Cook 244)
Death of a Racehorse by John Creasey
The Borrowed Alibi by Lesley Egan
Home and Murder by Marc Stein

September 1962 (Cook 245)

October 1962 (Cook 246) (green cover)
How Like An Angel by Margaret Millar
Prisoner's Friend by Andrew Garve
The Five-Day Nightmare by Fredric Brown

November 1962 (Cook 247)

December 1962 (Cook 248)

1963

January 1963 (Cook 249) (yellow cover)
The Case of the Ice-Cold Hands by Erle Stanley Gardner 
The Day She Died by Helen Reilly 
A Thief in the Night by Thomas Walsh 

February 1963 (Cook 250)

March 1963 (Cook 251)

April 1963 (Cook 252)

May 1963 (Cook 253)

June 1963 (Cook 254)

July 1963 (Cook 255)

August 1963 (Cook 256)
After The Fine Weather by Michael Gilbert
Lion In Wait by Dorothy Gardiner
The Big H by Bryan Peters

September 1963 (Cook 257)
The Case Of The Step-Daughter's Secret by Erle Stanley Gardner
No Dust In The Attic by Anthony Gilbert
The Late Clara Beame by Taylor Caldwell

October 1963 (Cook 258)
Bridge Of Sand by Frank Gruber
The Weird World Of Wes Beattie by John Norman Harris
Undercover Cat by The Gordons

November 1963 (Cook 259) 
Run Scared by Mignon G. Eberhart
The 12th Of Never by Douglas Heyes
Run To Evil by Lesley Egan

December 1963 (Cook 260)
Zanzibar Intrigue by Van Wyck Mason
The Scene Of The Crime by John Creasey
Here Lies... by Doris Miles Disney

1964

January 1964 (Cook 261)
The Case of the Amorous Aunt by Erle Stanley Gardner 
Mute Witness by Robert L. Pike 
Prisoner's Plea by  Hillary Waugh

February 1964 (Cook 262)
A Sad Song Singing by Thomas B. Dewey
The High Wire by William Haggard
Egypt's Choice by Harry Broun

March 1964 (Cook 263) (orange cover)
The Case of the Daring Divorce by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Shrunken Head by Robert L. Fish 
Quest of the Bogeyman by Frances & Richard Lockridge 

April 1964 (Cook 264)
Flowers by Request by Leonard Holton 
Ring for a Noose by Anthony Gilbert 
Fatal Lady by Rae Foley 

May 1964 (Cook 265)
Up For Grabs by A.A. Fair
The Hospitality Of The House by Doris Miles Disney
Teacher's Blood by Ivan T. Ross

June 1964 (Cook 266)
Maigret's Dead Man by Georges Simenon
Only the Rich Die Young by Hugh Pentecost
The Yellow Villa by Suzanne Blanc

July 1964 (Cook 267) (orange cover)
To Hide A Rogue by Thomas Walsh
Policeman's Dread by John Creasey
Verdict Suspended by Helen Nielsen

August 1964 (Cook 268)
Meet In Darkness by Stephen Ransome
Shannon Terror by Theodora DuBois
The Ransomed Madonna by Lionel White

September 1964 (Cook 269)
The Case Of The Phantom Fortune by Erle Stanley Gardner
Out Of The Dark by Ursula Curtiss
The Quarry by Robert L. Pike

October 1964 (Cook 270)
The Greek Affair by Frank Gruber
The Antagonists by William Haggard
The Misty Curtain by Lucy Cores

November 1964 (Cook 271)
The Clocks by Agatha Christie
Counterstroke by Patrick Wayland
Ax by Ed McBain

December 1964 (Cook 272)
The Laughter Trap by  Judson Phillips
The Departure Of Mr. Gaudette by Doris Miles Disney
Six Who Ran by M.E. Chaber

1965

January 1965 (Cook 273)

February 1965 (Cook 274)

March 1965 (Cook 275)

April 1965 (Cook 276) (blue cover)
The Tenth Point by Thomas Walsh
A Knife For The Juggler by Manning Coles
Suffer A Witch by Rae Foley

May 1965 (Cook 277)

June 1965 (Cook 278)
End Of A Party by Hillary Waugh
The Fingerprint by Anthony Gilbert
The Bank With The Bamboo Door by Dolores Hitchens

July 1965 (Cook 279)

August 1965 (Cook 280)

September 1965 (Cook 281) (yellow cover)
The Case of the Beautiful Beggar By Erle Stanley Gardner 
Mysteriouser an Mysteriouser by George Bagby 
The Waiting Game by Patrick Wayland

October 1965 (Cook 282) (green cover)
Relative To Death by Stanton Forbes
Strictly A Loser by Edna Sherry
Who Lies Here? by Ellis Peters

November 1965 (Cook 283)

December 1965 (Cook 284)

1966

January 1966 (Cook 285)
Maracaibo Mission by F. Van Wyck Mason
The Powder Barrel by William Haggard
711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson

February 1966 (Cook 286) (green cover)
Little Hercules by Frank Gruber
Call It Accident by Rae Foley
The Sin File by Stephen Ransome

March 1966 (Cook 287) (orange cover)
Brazilian Sleigh Ride by Robert L. Fish
Murder, London-Australia by John Creasey
Grave Danger by Kelley Roos

April 1966 (Cook 288)
Hide From Her Every Eye by Hugh Pentecost
The Voice by Anthony Gilbert
Girl On The Run by Hillary Waugh

May 1966 (Cook 289) (yellow cover)
Widows Wear Weeds by A.A. Fair
The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax by Dorothy Gilman
The Resurrection Man by Thomas Walsh

June 1966 (Cook 290)
Dream Of Fair Woman by Charlotte Armstrong
The Holm Oaks by P.M. Hubbard
Dusty Death by Lee Thayer

July 1966 (Cook 291)
The Hidden Hour by Stephen Ransome
After Midnight by Helen Nielsen
The Children Are Gone by Arthur Cavanaugh

August 1966 (Cook 292)
Wild Night by Rae Foley
Devilweed by Bill Knox
The Heir Hunters by Bill S. Ballinger

September 1966 (Cook 293)
The Case Of The Worried Waitress by Erle Stanley Gardner
The Door Fell Shut by Martha Albrand
The Midnight Man by Henry Kane

October 1966 (Cook 294)
The Evil That Men Do by Hugh Pentecost
The Cat Who Could Read Backwards by Lilian Jackson Braun
No Peace For The Wicked by E.X. Ferrars

November 1966 (Cook 295)
Deadline by Thomas E. Dewey
Passenger To Nowhere by Anthony Gilbert
One False Move by Kelley Roos

December 1966 (Cook 296)
Run, Fool, Run by Frank Gruber
Faceless Enemy by F.S. Wees
Out Of The Depths by Leonard Holton

1967

January 1967 (Cook 297)
At Bertram's Hotel by Agatha Christie
A Business Of Bodies by Stanton Forbes
Conceal And Disguise by Henry Kane

February 1967 (Cook 298)
Pure Poison by Hillary Waugh 
Danger: Hospital Zone by Ursula Curtiss
Dirty Pool by George Bagby

March 1967 (Cook 299)
Witness At Large by Mignon G. Eberhart
Always Kill A Stranger by Robert L. Fish
Scared To Death by Rae Foley

April 1967 (Cook 300)
The Face Of The Enemy by Thomas Walsh
The Man Who Cried All The Way Home by Dolores Hitchens
The Crimshaw Memorandum by Lionel White

May 1967 (Cook 301)

June 1967 (Cook 302)

July 1967 (Cook 303)

August 1967 (Cook 304)

September 1967 (Cook 305)

October 1967 (Cook 306)

November 1967 (Cook 307) (orange cover)
Play Like You're Dead by Whit Maserson
The Eyewitness by Mark Hebden
The Shelton Conspiracy by Rae Foley

December 1967 (Cook 308) (blue cover)
Thursday's Folly by Judson Philips
The Visitor by Anthony Gilbert
The Trouble With Tycoons by H. Baldwin Taylor

1968

January 1968 (Cook 309)
The Woman On The Roof by Mignon G. Eberhart
A Man In The Middle by M.E. Chaber
Who Saw Maggie Brown? by Kelley Roos

February 1968 (Cook 310)
Act Of Fear by Michael Collins
Corpse Candle by George Bagby
Blacklight by Bill Knox

March 1968 (Cook 311) 
Dead Woman Of The Year by Hugh Pentecost
Money For The Taking by Doris Miles Disney
The Murder Of The Dainty-Footed Model by Frank E. Hewens

April 1968 (Cook 312)
The Gold Gap by Frank Gruber 
A Very Quiet Place by Andrew Garve 
Incident at Hendon by Jennette Letton

May 1968 (Cook 313) (yellow cover)
Endless Night by Agatha Christie
The Bridge That Went Nowhere by Robert L. Fish
The Banker's Bones by Margaret Scherf

June 1968 (Cook 314)
The Conspirators by William Haggard
The Trash Stealers by Jean Potts
The Iron Sanctuary by Robert MacLeod

July 1968 (Cook 315)
Maigret and the Headless Corpse by Georges Simenon
Malice Domestic by Rae Foley
The Big Dig by Slater McGurk

August 1968 (Cook 316)
Laughter In The Alehouse by Henry Kane
Cargo Of Eagles by Margery Allingham
The Third Figure by Collin Wilcox

September 1968 (Cook 317) (yellow cover)
The Case of the Careless Cupid By Erle Stanley Gardner
If Two of Them are Dead by Stanton Forbes
To Save His Life by Kelley Roos

October 1968 (Cook 318) (green cover)
Fuzz by Ed McBain
A Taste Of Sangria by Carleton Keith
Wild Midnight Falls by M.E. Chaber

November 1968 (Cook 319) (orange cover)
Maigret's Pickpocket by Georges Simenon
The Jackal's Head by Elizabeth Peters
Murder Most Fouled Up by Tobias Wells

December 1968 (Cook 320) (blue cover)
Rook Takes Knight by Stuart Palmer
Don't Open That Door by Ursula Curtiss
A Touch Of Jonah by Leonard Holton

1969

January 1969 (Cook 321) (yellow cover)
An Easy Way To Go by George Harmon Coxe
Picture Miss Seeton by Heron Carvic
A Howling In The Woods by Velda Johnston

February 1969 (Cook 322) (green cover)
Murder Anonymous by Anthony Gilbert
Too Old to Die by Gretchen Travis
The Dame by Richard Stark

March 1969 (Cook 323) (orange cover)
Message from Hong Kong by Mignon G. Eberhart 
Figurehead by Bill Knox
Hot Summer Killing by Judson Philips

April 1969 (Cook 324) (blue cover)
A Cool Day for Killing by William Haggard 
The Little Lie by Jean Potts 
Merry Go Round by Richard Stern

May 1969 (Cook 325) (yellow cover)
Maigret in Vichy by Georges Simenon
Night Before the Wedding by The Gordons 
Honest Reliable Corpse by George Bagby

June 1969 (Cook 326) (green cover)
The Etruscan Bull by Frank Gruber
The Brass Rainbow by Michael Collins 
The Girl With Six Fingers by Hugh Pentecost

July 1969 (Cook 327) (orange cover)
The Xavier Affair by Robert L. Fish
Allegra’s Child by Jennette Letton 
I, Said the Demon by George Baxt

August 1969 (Cook 328) (blue cover)
Die Quickly, Dear Mother by Tobias Wells
No Hiding Place by Rae Foley
Missing From Her Home by Anthony Gilbert

September 1969 (Cook 329)
Girl Watcher's Funeral by High Pentecost
The Camelot Caper by Elizabeth Peters
The Deadly Isles by John Holbrook Vance

October 1969 (Cook 330)
The Last One Kills by Whit Masterson
The Watchers by Hilda Van Siller
The Caper by Thomas B. Reagan

November 1969 (Cook 331) (orange cover)
Shotgun by Ed McBain
Death Of A Hittite by Sylvia Angus
The Blackbird by Richard Stark

December 1969 (Cook 332)
Hildegarde Withers Makes The Scene by Stuart Palmer & Fletcher Flora
A Clutch Of Coppers by John Creasey as Gordon Ashe
Saxon's Ghost by Steve Fisher
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Two Story Volumes

1965  (pink dust jacket)
The Case of the Troubled Trustee by Erle Stanley Gardner
Cut Thin to Win by A.A. Fair

1965 (orange dust jacket)
The Case Of The Troubled Trustee by Erle Stanley Gardner
Up For Grabs by A.A. Fair

1965 (orange dust jacket)
The Case Of The Beautiful Beggar by Erle Stanley Gardner
Up For Grabs by A.A. Fair

1965 (orange dust jacket)
The Case Of The Worried Waitress by Erle Stanley Gardner
Widows Wear Weeds by A.A. Fair

(purple dust jacket)
The Case Of The Careless Cupid by Erle Stanley Gardner
Traps Need Fresh Bait by A.A. Fair

(yellow cover)
The Case of the Crimson Kiss by Erle Stanley Gardner
   also Fingers of Fong
           Valley Of Little Fears
           Crooked Lightning
           At Arm's Length
The Saint And The People Importers by Leslie Charteris

1967
The Case Of The Queenly Contestant by Erle Stanley Gardner
Widows Wear Weeds by Erle Stanley Gardner

1965 (blue dust jacket)
The Case Of The Queenly Contestant by Erle Stanley Gardner
Traps Need Fresh Bait by A.A. Fair

1969 (green cover)
The Case of the Fabulous Fake by Erle Stanly Gardner
The Kidnaped Child by John Creasey as Gordon Ashe

One Story Volumes

1962
The Case Of The Blonde Bonanza by Erle Stanley Gardner

1963 (yellow and black dust jacket)
The Case Of The Amorous Aunt by Erle Stanley Gardner

1964
The Case of the Horrified Heirs by Erle Stanley Gardner

1966
The Case Of The Worried Waitress by Erle Stanley Gardner
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