Tuesday, 2 May 2023

A Midnight Thriller - Frederick Muller Ltd.

 A Midnight Thriller - Frederick Muller Ltd 


Originally printed in hardback with the 'A Midnight Thriller' colophon at top right with no UK price on cover. The later paperbacks have the price 2/- in bottom right corner on all editions.

The 'T' series is the 1st in the 'A Midnight Reader' run! they number from 1 to 18 and right up to number 15 (possibly 16) the colophon in the top right corner (the skull in the open book) is Black and by number 17 has turned to Red and this continued into the 'M' 2nd series from number 1 - 14 where the series seems to have concluded!

Nigel Brent (Cecil Gordon Eugene Wimhurst) - (Born 1905 - Died 1988)

John Cassells (William Murdoch Duncan) - (Born 1909 - Died 1975)

Robert Martin - (Born 1910 - Died 1976)

Richard Starnes (Born 1918 - Died 2018)

Benjamin Benson (Born - Boston 1915 - Died 1959)

Howard Rigsby - (Born - Denver  1909 - Died 1975)

Elisabeth Saxnay Holding - (Born 1889 - Died 1955)

Samuel A. Krasney (Born 1922 - Died 2009)

Paul Frederick Ernst - (Born 1899 - Died 1985)

Nancy Rutledge ( Born - 1901 - Died 1976)

Jeanette (Jeannette) Covert Nolan - (Born 1897 - Died 1974)

Genevieve Holden (Genevieve Long Pou) - (Born 1919 - Died 2007)

Desmond Cory (Shaun Lloyd McCarthy) - (Born 1928 - Died 2001)

James Gannett (Leonard Gribble) - (Born 1908 - Died 1985)


Hardback editions (in no particular order)

Salute Inspector Flagg
Art by John Oliver 
Back cover


The Other Body In The Tomb
1955?
Back Cover
The Other Body In The Tomb

Murder After Dark - 1955
Art by Joe De Marco
Back cover
Murder After Dark

Murder Swings High - 1956
Art by Joe De Marco
Back cover
Murder Swings High

Tears For The Bride - 1955
Art by Joe De Marco
Back cover
Tears For The Bride

Sudden Squall - 1957
Art by Joe De Marco
Sudden Squall (back)


Beware! The Picaroon - 1957
art by Joe De Marco
Beware! The Picaroon (back)


The Avenging Picaroon - 1955
Art by Joe De Marco
The Avenging Picaroons - (Back)


Dig The Grave Deep - 1955
Art by Joe De Marco
Dig The Grave Deep - (Back)


The Echoing Shore - 1956
The Echoing Shore - (Back)

Hangman's Hat - 1952
Hangman's Hat - (Back)

The Widow and The Web - 1955  
The Widow and The Web (Back)

The Scarlet Lily - 1953
Art A.H. Eisner 
The Scarlet Lily (Back)


Murder For The Holidays 
1952 
Murder For The Holidays (Back)


Another Mug For The Bier - 
1952 - Art by A.H. Eisner 
Another Mug For The Bier (Back)


Sleep My Love - 1955
Art by John Chevalier 
Sleep My Love - (Back)


Motive For Murder - 1954
Art by John Oliver
AWSWBSW Murdered 

Island Of Death - ?


Kill And Tell - ?
Case For Inspector Flagg - ?

Beware The Pale Horse - ?
Presenting Inspector Flagg - 1957
Art Joe De Marco

The Leopard Died Too - 1957
Enter The Picaroon - 1954

Too Many Bottles - 1951
The Curious Crime 
Art John Oliver?



Paperback editions!

'T' 1st series 

T1 - Dig The Grave Deep - Nigel Brent
T 1

T2 - 
T3 - The Avenging Picaroon - John Cassells .
T 3 # - Art by Joe De Marco
Back cover

T4 - Murder After Dark - James Gannett 
T4 # - Art by Joe De Marco
Back cover

T5 - Death Cries In The Street - Samuel A. Krasney.
T 5 #
Back cover

T6 - The Widow And The Web - Robert Martin.
T 6 #
Back cover

T7 - Sudden Squall - Jeannette Covert Nolan
T 7

T8 - Murder Swings High - Nigel Brent.
T 6 #
Back cover

T9 - The Echoing Shore - Robert Martin
T 9

T10 - Again, Inspector Flagg - John Cassells.
T 10 #
Back cover

T11 - Beware The Picaroon - John Cassells.
T 11

T12 - Island Of Death - Donald Seaman.
T 12

T13 - A Fearful Way To Die - Jeanette Covert Nolan.
T 13 #
Back cover

T14 - The Leopard Died Too - Nigel Brent - 1957
T 14 # - Art Joe De Marco
Back cover

T15 - Just A Corpse At Twilight - Robert Martin
T 15 #
Back cover

T16 - Presenting Inspector Flagg - John Cassells - 1957
T 16 # art Joe De Marco
Back cover

T17 - The Velvet Target - Genevieve Holden - 1957 (Start of Red Colophon)
T17 - # Art by Joe De Marco

T18 - Murder On The Mountain - Nancy Rutledge.
Art - Joe De Marco
Back cover

2nd series (Red Colophon)

M1 - Motive For Murder - Nigel Brent.
M 1 # - Art - John Oliver? 
Back cover

M2 - The Other Body In The Tomb - Richard Starnes
M 2 # - Art Harry Bishop
Back cover

M3 - 
M4 - Case For Inspector Flagg - John Cassells.
M 4

M5 - Dark Dream - Robert Martin.
M 5

M6 - The Venus Death - Ben Benson
M 6

M7 - Widow's Mite - Elisabeth Sanxay Holding.
M 7

M8 - 
M9 - Enter The Picaroon - John Cassells
M 9

M10 - Blood In The Bank - Nigel Brent 
M 10 #
Back cover

M11 - Height Of Day - Desmond Cory
M 11

M12 - 
M13 - 
M14 - The Scarlet Skeleton - John Cassells
M 14 - Art Joe De Marco




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M3, M8, M12 & M13

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A Midnight Thriller - Frederick Muller Ltd.

 A Midnight Thriller - Frederick Muller Ltd  Originally printed in hardback with the 'A Midnight Thriller' colophon at top right wit...