Master Detective Magazine Master Detective September 2019 Back Issue

Presenting fascinating details about crime investigations has been one of Master Detective’s great strengths over the decades – and this month’s edition, in which we celebrate our 90th anniversary, is no different…

In 1930s West Bromwich a murder investigation was launched after the brutal stabbing of Charles Fox. Telltale finger and shoe prints obtained by dedicated officers would help to seal the fate of the killer. See “How The BBC Helped Solve A Murder” this issue for the full story.

Twenty-one years later, in 1954, palm and fingerprints were key in the case of Nottinghamshire widow Mary Dodsley’s killer. Read to “As You Know Mum, I’m Innocent,” in MD September.

Back in September 1929, the first edition of Master Detective hit the newsstands in America. To mark the anniversary, this issue we’ve gathered a collection of classic US and UK covers for a visual treat.


Highlights this issue include:

* Why American Dad Killed His Five Children
* European Crime Report: “Reporter ‘Guilty’ Of The Murder He Was Reporting”, “Mad Killer Freed To Kill Again”, “Nurse Dubbed ‘Resuscitation Rambo’ Killed 85 Patients”
* Scotland’s Classic Cases: Murder On The Isle Of Arran
* How The BBC Helped Solve A Murder
* Unsolved Murders Of The 1950s: The Strange Death Of Muriel Maitland
* MD Forum: “Living Hell” For California’s Sten-Gun Killer
* The Hangings Of Albert Pierrepoint – Part Four: “As You Know, Mum, I’m Innocent”
* The Secret Life Of A Serial Killer
* Neighbours Watched Wife Beaten To Death With A Stool