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Magazines, Print
(Crime and mystery genre magazines, currently publishing) - Fiction
Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine
Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (began publishing in 1941)
-Non-fiction
Famous Monsters of Filmland (occasional articles on topic
Film Fax
Midnight Marquee Monsters (previously Midnight Marquee - occasional articles on topic)
Scarlet Street
Sherlock Holmes The Detective Magazine (Holmes and other detectives, formerly the Sherlock Holmes Gazette)

Magazines, Fiction, Print
(Crime and mystery fiction genre magazines, no longer publishing. Pulps.) - Fiction
Black Mask (1920-1951)
Clues Detective Stories (1926-1943)
Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1942-1950)
Detective Story Magazine (1916-1948)
Detective Tales
Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1951)
Edgar Wallace's Mystery Magazine
Flynn's Detective Fiction (1924-1944)
G-Men Detectives
Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine
The Saint's Mystery Magazine (1953-1957)
The Shadow
Street and Smith's Mystery Magazine
Thrilling Detective (1931-1953)
Underword Detective
...
The Thrilling Detective site has an excellent article on the Mystery Magazines.

MAINE, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Maine.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MAINE

MARYLAND, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Maryland.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Massachusetts.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Michigan.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MICHIGAN

MISSISSIPPI, MURDERS IN

(TOPICAL)
- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Mississippi.
Citations:
1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MISSISSIPPI

Mitchell, Gladys
(Author) - British mystery writer, born in 1901, died in 1983. Her books featured Dame Beatrice Bradley.
Citations:
1. 'The Most Asked Question, Why Do People Read Detective Stories?' by Gladys Mitchell, chapter in the reference book Murder Ink edited by Dilys Wynne, Workman Publishing, copyright 1977. Available from the [CAIRO LIBRARY].
2. Mitchell bio and bibliography

Moonstone, The
- The Moonstone, written by Wilkie Collins, the forerunner of the detective novel.
Citations:
1. 'The Moonstone,' by Wilkie Collins, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.

Moorehead, Agnes

(American actress) - Born on 6 December 1900 in Clinton, Massachusetts(other years have been suggested) and died on 30 April 1974 in Rochester, Minnesota of cancer. Made her mark in radio, in Lucille Fletcher's Suspense episode Sorry, Wrong Number and The Diary of Saphronia Winters among many others. Made her motion picture debut in Citizen Kane. Most well known as Endora on TV's Bewitched starring Elizabeth Montgomery.
Citations:
1. CAIRO DOSSIER: Sorry, Wrong Number (radio) photopage.

Morland, Nigel
(Author) - British author of over 300 novels, almost all factual books.
Citations:
1. 'The Edgar Wallace I Knew,' by Nigel Morland, The Armchair Detective, Volume 1, Number 3, April 1968, pg. 68.
2. 'Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard,' by Nigel Morland, Murderess Ink, ed. by Dilys Winn, Workman Publishing, 1979.
3. 'Nigel Morland - Fifty Years of Crime Writing,' by Allan D. Pratt, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Summer 1980, Number 3, pg 194-198.

Morris, Chester
(Actor) - Most famous as Boston Blackie, in the movies.
Citations:
1. 'Chester Morris,' by Charles K. Stumpf, The World of Yesterday, April, 1980, Issue 27.

Mortimer, John
(British author) - Creator of Rumpole of the Bailey.
Citations:
1. 'Murder By Decree: An Interview With John Mortimer,' by Rosemary Herbert, The Armchair Detective, Volume 20, No. 4, Fall 1987, pg. 340.

MOTION PICTURES
(TOPIC) - All motion pictures to do with crime, mystery, thrills, and suspense will have entries in the MOVIE VIEWS AND REVIEWS section. 'Horror' movies that are predominantly mysteries (for example 13 Ghosts, original House on Haunted Hill) will be featured, but no modern day 'slasher movies' of any kind.

Mousetrap, The
(PLAY) - Longest running play in the world, written by Agatha Christie.
See The Mousetrap:
The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre
Citations:
1. 'The Mousetrap Phenomenon,' by Arthur Nicholas Athanason, The Armchair Detective, Volume 12, Spring 1979, Number 2, pg 152-157.

MOVIES
(TOPIC) - See entry under Motion Pictures.

Murder Ink
(Reference book) - Oversized reference work featuring chapters on 'The Mystery History,' 'Perpetrators,' 'Bloodhounds,' 'Private Eyes and Spies,' and much, much, much more, edited by Dilys Winn.
For complete table of contents go to Murder Ink Dossier. Available from the CAIRO LIBRARY.

Murder Most Horrid
(British tv program) - British actress Dawn French starred in each of the 24 episodes of this anthology program, spoofing and/or pastiching various mystery genres.
Citations:
1.Murder Most Horrid web site.

Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The
- 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,' written by Agatha Christie, was her sixth novel and the one that propelled her to fame.
Citations:
1. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,' by Agatha Christie, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.

Mystery of Edwin Drood, The
- The last book written by Charles Dickens, and left unfinished at his death.
Citations:
1. 'Drood the Obscure: The Evidence of the Names' by Robert F. Fleissner, The Armchair Detective,Volume 13, Winter 1980, Number 1, page 12-16.

Mystery Scene
(e-zine) - Mystery Scene Magazine. An on-line magazine featuring interviews with authors, book reviews, etc. The home page of Dell Publishing's two mystery magazines, Alfred Hitchcock's and Ellery Queen's.

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Magazines, Print (Crime and mystery genre magazines, currently publishing)	- Fiction Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (began publishing in 1941) -Non-fiction Famous Monsters of Filmland (occasional articles on topic Film Fax Midnight Marquee Monsters (previously Midnight Marquee - occasional articles on topic) Scarlet Street Sherlock Holmes The Detective Magazine (Holmes and other detectives, formerly the Sherlock Holmes Gazette)
Magazines, Fiction, Print (Crime and mystery fiction genre magazines, no longer publishing. Pulps.)	- Fiction Black Mask (1920-1951) Clues Detective Stories (1926-1943) Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective (1942-1950) Detective Story Magazine (1916-1948) Detective Tales Dime Detective Magazine (1931-1951) Edgar Wallace's Mystery Magazine Flynn's Detective Fiction (1924-1944) G-Men Detectives Mike Shayne's Mystery Magazine The Saint's Mystery Magazine (1953-1957) The Shadow Street and Smith's Mystery Magazine Thrilling Detective (1931-1953) Underword Detective ... The Thrilling Detective site has an excellent article on the Mystery Magazines.
MAINE, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Maine. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MAINE
MARYLAND, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Maryland. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Massachusetts. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MASSACHUSETTS
MICHIGAN, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Michigan. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MICHIGAN
MISSISSIPPI, MURDERS IN (TOPICAL)	- Under construction is a dossier that will list every mystery book taking place in the state of Mississippi. Citations: 1. DOSSIER: Dead and Read in MISSISSIPPI
Mitchell, Gladys (Author)	- British mystery writer, born in 1901, died in 1983. Her books featured Dame Beatrice Bradley. Citations: 1. 'The Most Asked Question, Why Do People Read Detective Stories?' by Gladys Mitchell, chapter in the reference book Murder Ink edited by Dilys Wynne, Workman Publishing, copyright 1977. Available from the [CAIRO LIBRARY]. 2. Mitchell bio and bibliography
Moonstone, The	- The Moonstone, written by Wilkie Collins, the forerunner of the detective novel. Citations: 1. 'The Moonstone,' by Wilkie Collins, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.
Moorehead, Agnes (American actress)	- Born on 6 December 1900 in Clinton, Massachusetts(other years have been suggested) and died on 30 April 1974 in Rochester, Minnesota of cancer. Made her mark in radio, in Lucille Fletcher's Suspense episode Sorry, Wrong Number and The Diary of Saphronia Winters among many others. Made her motion picture debut in Citizen Kane. Most well known as Endora on TV's Bewitched starring Elizabeth Montgomery. Citations: 1. CAIRO DOSSIER: Sorry, Wrong Number (radio) photopage.
Morland, Nigel (Author)	- British author of over 300 novels, almost all factual books. Citations: 1. 'The Edgar Wallace I Knew,' by Nigel Morland, The Armchair Detective, Volume 1, Number 3, April 1968, pg. 68. 2. 'Mrs. Pym of Scotland Yard,' by Nigel Morland, Murderess Ink, ed. by Dilys Winn, Workman Publishing, 1979. 3. 'Nigel Morland - Fifty Years of Crime Writing,' by Allan D. Pratt, The Armchair Detective, Volume 13, Summer 1980, Number 3, pg 194-198.
Morris, Chester (Actor)	- Most famous as Boston Blackie, in the movies. Citations: 1. 'Chester Morris,' by Charles K. Stumpf, The World of Yesterday, April, 1980, Issue 27.
Mortimer, John (British author)	- Creator of Rumpole of the Bailey. Citations: 1. 'Murder By Decree: An Interview With John Mortimer,' by Rosemary Herbert, The Armchair Detective, Volume 20, No. 4, Fall 1987, pg. 340.
MOTION PICTURES (TOPIC)	- All motion pictures to do with crime, mystery, thrills, and suspense will have entries in the MOVIE VIEWS AND REVIEWS section. 'Horror' movies that are predominantly mysteries (for example 13 Ghosts, original House on Haunted Hill) will be featured, but no modern day 'slasher movies' of any kind.
Mousetrap, The (PLAY)	- Longest running play in the world, written by Agatha Christie. See The Mousetrap: The Mousetrap at St. Martin's Theatre Citations: 1. 'The Mousetrap Phenomenon,' by Arthur Nicholas Athanason, The Armchair Detective, Volume 12, Spring 1979, Number 2, pg 152-157.
MOVIES (TOPIC)	- See entry under Motion Pictures.
Murder Ink (Reference book)	- Oversized reference work featuring chapters on 'The Mystery History,' 'Perpetrators,' 'Bloodhounds,' 'Private Eyes and Spies,' and much, much, much more, edited by Dilys Winn. For complete table of contents go to Murder Ink Dossier. Available from the CAIRO LIBRARY.
Murder Most Horrid (British tv program)	- British actress Dawn French starred in each of the 24 episodes of this anthology program, spoofing and/or pastiching various mystery genres. Citations: 1.Murder Most Horrid web site.
Murder of Roger Ackroyd, The	- 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,' written by Agatha Christie, was her sixth novel and the one that propelled her to fame. Citations: 1. 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd,' by Agatha Christie, critical analysis by L. David Allen, PhD, Cliff Notes: Detective in Fiction, 1978.
Mystery of Edwin Drood, The	- The last book written by Charles Dickens, and left unfinished at his death. Citations: 1. 'Drood the Obscure: The Evidence of the Names' by Robert F. Fleissner, The Armchair Detective,Volume 13, Winter 1980, Number 1, page 12-16.
Mystery Scene (e-zine)	- Mystery Scene Magazine. An on-line magazine featuring interviews with authors, book reviews, etc. The home page of Dell Publishing's two mystery magazines, Alfred Hitchcock's and Ellery Queen's.