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“The Blessington Method” by Stanley Ellin. Copyright © 1956 by Davis Publications, Inc. (Formerly Mercury Publications, Inc.). Reprinted by permission of the author and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

“The Man Who Wasn’t Scared” by Andrew Garve. Copyright © 1957 by Davis Publications, Inc. (Formerly Mercury Publications, Inc.). Reprinted by permission of the author and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

“The Couple Next Door” by Margaret Millar. Copyright © 1954 by Davis Publications, Inc. (Formerly Mercury Publications, Inc.). Reprinted by permission of the author and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine

“The Inner Circle” by Ellery Queen. Copyright © 1946 by Little, Brown and Company. Reprinted by permission of the author and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, First published as “The Adventure of the Inner Circle”

“Justice Magnifique” by Lawrence Treat. Copyright © 1958 by H. S. D. Publications, Inc. Reprinted by permission of the author and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine. This story first appeared in the magazine under the title “The French Touch"