Murder Comes in Threes · 3 Tales of Gruesome Homicide

PERIL PRESS presents:

Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, July 1956

THE CASE OF THE INVISIBLE CIRCLE

by Erle Stanley Gardner

A beautiful coed is raped and murdered. Only one clue is found, and that so small that it is invisible to the naked eye. Here, Erle Stanley Gardner recounts how one tiny lead enabled the police to bring a murderer to justice.

2000 Words

Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, September 1956

THE CASE OF THE KNOCKOUT BULLET

by Erle Stanley Gardner

Almost everyone knows that Stanley Ketchel was one of the great boxing champions of all time, but many have forgotten that he was murdered—and under baffling circumstances. All the evidence pointed to a gambling syndicate yet the case was obscured by a missing diamond stickpin, a lucky bracelet, and a pretty cook. Here Erle Stanley Gardner relates how this strange case was solved by not following the logical clues.

2100 Words

Mercury Mystery Book Magazine, November 1956

THE CLUE OF THE ONYX RING

by Erle Stanley Gardner

The pretty, fair-haired little girl showed an unusual black onyx to the Inspector. It had been treasured by her mother, and the frightened. Kathleen was sure that her mother was dead. In this true story, a child's intuition bypasses clouding evidence to strike at the core of a vicious crime.

1200 Words

This edition includes the covers to the 3 magazines that published these stories as well as a Gallery of 15 covers from pulp magazines that feature stories by Erle Stanley Gardner.