The Mystery Fancier


Book Description

A bibliography of various mystery novels published between November 1976 and Fall 1992.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 2 No. 1) January 1978


Book Description

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 2 Number 1, January 1978, contains: "The Professorial Sleuth of Roy Winsor," by Larry L. French, "The Vengeance Novels of Brian Garfield," by George Kelley, "Miscellaneous Mystery Mis-Mash," by Marvin Lachman, "Chance and Illogic and The Black Box Murder," by E. F. Bleiler, "An Index of Books Reviewed in TMF Volume 1 (Including the Preview Issue)," compiled by Jeff Meyerson, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part V," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 1 No. 6) November 1977


Book Description

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 1 Number 6, November 1977, contains: "Raymond Chandler on Film: An Annotated Checklist, Part I," by Peter Pross, "The Degeneration of Donald Hamilton," by George Kelley, "The Mysterious John Dickson Carr," by Larry L. French, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part IV," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 1 No. 4) July 1977


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"The Mystery Fancier," Vol. 1, No. 4 (July 1977), contains: "The Mysteries of Pseudonymous Professors," by Joseph Barbato, "The Wit and Wisdom of the Mystery Story: Quotations from the Mysteries -- Part IV," by Marvin Lachman, "The Programmed Writing of Dean R. Koontz," by George Kelley, "Further Excursions into the Wacky World of Harry Stephen Keeler," by Art Scott, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part II," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 2 No. 2) March 1978


Book Description

Volume 2 Number 2 of The Mystery Fancier, March 1978, contains: "The Matt Helm Series," by Banks and Townsend, "Professor Without a Pseudonym," by Larry L. French, "Bouchercon VIII, Murder at the Waldorf," by Mary Ann Grochowski, "Miscellaneous Mystery Mish-mash, Part II, The California Switch," by Marvin Lachman, "The (Very Temporary) Return of Skull-Face," by Robert E. Briney, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part VI," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 2 No. 6) November-December 1978


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Volume 2 Number 6 of The Mystery Fancier, November-December 1978, contains: "Behind the Scenes at Bouchercon 9: or, It Was Murder at the Bismark!" by Mary Ann Grochowski, "Miss Marple She Isn't," by David H. Doerrer, "Agatha Christie Is Still Alive and Well," by Amnon Kabatchnik, "When Is This Stiff Dead? Detective Stories and Definitions of Death," by Thompson and Banks, "The Weevil in the Beancurd: Or, The Cop Abroad," by George N. Dove, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga: Part X," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 7 No. 4) July-August 1983


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The Mystery Fancier, Volume 7 Number 4, July-August 1983, contains: "The Complexity of The Nine Tailors," by Joe R. Christopher, "Spy Series Characters in Hardback, Part XIV," by Barry Van Tilburg and "Lady Molly of Scotland Yard," by Earl F. Bargainnier.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 4)


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The Mystery Fancier, July/August 1979, Volume 3 Number 4, contains: "Little Old Ladies I Have Known and Loved," by Ellen Nehr, "Tension and Duality: Daphne Du Marier's 'Don't Look Now'," by Jane S. Bakerman, "His Own Desert," by Everett F. Bleiler, "The History and Activities of Mystery Fans in Sweden (and Scandinavia)," by Iwan Hedman, "The Crime Novels of Harold R. Daniels," by George Kelley, "The Curmudgeon in the Corner, Grumblings," by William Loeser and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part XIV," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 1 No. 5) September 1977


Book Description

The Mystery Fancier, Volume 1 Number 5, September 1977, contains: "Piercing the Closed Circle: The Technique of Point of View in Works by P. D. James," by Jane S. Bakerman, "Fear and Loathing With the Lone Wolf," by George Kelley, "The Avon Classic Crime Collection," by Jeff Meyerson, and "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part III," by Guy M. Townsend.




The Mystery Fancier (Vol. 3 No. 1) March-April 1979


Book Description

Volume 3 Number 1 of The Mystery Fancier contains: "Gene Stratton-Porter: Mistress of the Mini-Mystery," by Jane S. Bakerman, "The Len Deighton Series," by Jeff Banks and Harry Dawson, "Kim Philby, Master Spy in Fact and Fiction," by Theodore P. Dukeshire, "Bouchercon, 1978: IX and Counting," by Donald A. Yates, "The Nero Wolfe Saga, Part XI," by Guy M. Townsend, and "An Index of Books Reviewed in TMF Volume 2," compiled by David H. Doerrer.