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murder at 3 cents a day by william f deeck murder at 3 cents a day an annotated crime fiction bibliography of the lending library publishers 1936 1967 william f deeck from the back cover murder at 3 a day is the first and only reference volume devoted entirely to the lending library publishers that flourished from the mid 1930s into the 1960s more than ten years in compilation it contains full listings of mystery and detective fiction published under such imprints as phoenix press hillman curl mystery house gateway arcadia house dodge and caslon included are dust jacket blurbs settings and leading characters for each title as well as descriptions of jacket illustrations and names of the artists who designed them also included an article about the lending library trade written in 1939 by charles s strong who specialized in this type of novel a tongue in cheek article on phoenix press mysteries by bill pronzini brief biographies of many lending library writers and selected period newspaper reviews of various titles readers and aficionados alike will find a wealth of fascinating and often amusing information about this little known variety of crime fiction murder at 3 a day is a must for any reference shelf william f deeck 1936 2004 was a well known mystery fan and collector who had a special affinity for lending library fiction in addition to the present volume he was the author of numerous articles and reviews for the armchair detective mystery readers journal and other publications isbn 155246748 1 isbn 978 1 55246 748 0 all inquiries and orders george a vanderburgh publisher the battered silicon dispatch box e mail gav at bmts com website www batteredbox com fax 519 925 3482 p o box 204 shelbourne ontario canada l0n 1s0 p o box 122 sauk city wisconsin usa 53583 0122 introduction to the print edition what you hold in your hands is a labor of love there have been scores of biographical and bibliographical reference works devoted to quality mystery fiction but only a couple gun in cheek 1982 and son of gun in cheek 1987 both written by yours truly that pay tribute to the genre s lesser lights and until the present volume there has been no detailed source of information on the hundreds of mysteries published by and the writers who wrote primarily or exclusively for the lending library markets that flourished in the 30s 40s 50s and lasted well into the 60s murder at 3 a day was conceived by ellen nehr as a similar volume to her doubleday crime club compendium 1992 with bill deeck acting as assistant a relatively small amount of material had been gathered when ellen died late in 1995 it was bill with help from various other collectors and aficionados who did most of the work of researching compiling and annotating the entries and who therefore earned the solo byline after bill s death in 2004 i inherited the project the adding of new material when found and the search for a publisher others deserving of heartfelt thanks for their efforts include allen j hubin steve lewis richard moore and mark terry any reader and collector of crime fiction whether or not a fan of the odd obscure and delightfully absurd bill s original title for the volume was mostly awful will find much to entertain and enlighten them here some who were previously inclined to scoff at alternative mysteries might well join the growing number of us who consider them irresistible for you bill and ellen too with gratitude i wish you were both here to see it published bill pronzini august 2006 contents the circulating library novel phoenix press the saga of the risen phoenix books 1936 1939 1940 1944 1944 1949 1950 1952 hillman curl 1936 1939 gateway books 1939 1942 the william caslon company 1936 dodge publishing company 1935 1938 william godwin inc 1933 1936 alliance press 1935 alliance book corporation 1941 1942 jonathan swift publishers 1941 1942 mystery house 1940 1948 arcadia house 1939 1947 copyright 2006 2007 2008 by the pronzini muller family trust on behalf of william f deeck