Black Book Detective, June 1947

Black Bat, June 1947 This issue features detective fiction and crime stories. The lead novel, "The Murder Prophet" by G. Wayman Jones, follows Special District Attorney Tony Quinn investigating a woman's strangulation—the widow of a executed racketeer. Quinn narrows suspects through cigar evidence to Theodore Slater, an export executive, but complications arise when Slater claims an alibi involving a black-hooded figure Quinn recognizes as the Black Bat himself. The novelet "Postscript to an Electric Chair" by Sam Merwin Jr. concerns Justis Reade tracking a killer who allowed an innocent man to face execution. Additional short stories include "The Rattler" by Edward Churchill, "Post-Hypnotic" by Samuel Mines examining a failed psychology experiment, and "Holdup" by Jack Koloed about a boy traumatized by witnessing murder. The issue includes "The Good Lord Barrington," an article on a self-styled nobleman's crime.