Guilt Edged Books
A Chronological Listing, by Victor Berch
    For an overview of Dutton’s series of Guilt Edged mysteries and a complete listing by author, including short biographical notes, go here.
   
        Author
         Title
   Publication
      Date
     Review
       Date (*)





    1947  
Lois Eby & John C. Fletcher Hell Hath No Fury Jan 31, 1947 Feb 2, 1947

Fredric Brown The Fabulous Clipjoint Mar 3, 1947 Mar 16, 1947

Mickey Spillane I, the Jury Aug 1, 1947 Aug 3, 1947

Lois Eby & John C. Fletcher The Velvet Flame Oct 1, 1947 Oct 12, 1947

Murdo Coombs
 A Moment of Need
 Dec 8, 1947
 Dec 7, 1947





    1948
 Paula Bramlette
    & Margaret Yates		 Death Casts a Vote Jan 2, 1948 Jan 11, 1948

Fredric Brown The Dead Ringer Mar 22, 1948 Apr 2, 1948  (CS)

Fredric Brown Murder Can Be Fun Oct 21, 1948 Nov 7, 1948

A. B. Cunningham Death Haunts the Dark Lane Nov 1, 1948 Nov 7, 1948

Paul A. Holmes Murder Buttoned Up Dec 1, 1948 Dec 12, 1948





    1949
 Clifford Knight Dark Abyss Jan 3, 1949 Jan 9, 1949

Stewart Sterling Dead Sure Feb 11, 1949 Feb 6, 1949

Fredric Brown The Bloody Moonlight Mar 11, 1949 May 29, 1949

E. Lee Waddell Murder at Drake’s Anchorage May 2, 1949 May 22, 1949

A. B. Cunningham Murder Without Weapons July 18, 1949 July 17, 1949

Clifford Knight Hangman’s Choice Aug 1, 1949 July 31, 1949

Stewart Sterling Alarm in the Night Oct 13, 1949 Oct 23, 1949

Sam S. Taylor Sleep No More Nov 1, 1949 Nov 13, 1949

Fredric Brown The Screaming Mimi Nov 15, 1949 Nov 27, 1949





    1950
 A. B. Cunningham The Hunter Is the Hunted Jan 6, 1950 Jan 8, 1950

Mickey Spillane My Gun Is Quick Feb 10, 1950 Feb 12, 1950

Clifford Knight The Yellow Cat Mar 1, 1950 Apr 30, 1950

Fredric Brown Compliments of a Fiend Apr 3, 1950 Apr 16, 1950

Thomas Polsky The Cudgel July 10, 1950 July 30, 1950

A. B. Cunningham The Killer Watches the Manhunt July 11, 1950 Aug 13, 1950

Mickey Spillane Vengeance Is Mine Oct 6, 1950 Nov 3, 1950

Stewart Sterling Dead of Night Nov 1, 1950 Dec 31, 1950

Fredric Brown Night of the Jabberwock Dec 1, 1950 Dec 31, 1950





    1951
 Clifford Knight Death of a Big Shot Jan 2, 1951 Feb 11, 1951

A. B. Cunningham Skeleton in the Closet Feb 8, 1951 Feb 18, 1951

Mickey Spillane One Lonely Night Mar 5, 1951 May 13, 1951

Fredric Brown Death Has Many Doors Apr 12, 1951 Apr 29, 1951  (SFC)

Robert George Dean The Body Was Quite Cold May 7, 1951 June 24, 1951

Stewart Sterling Nightmare at Noon June 5, 1951 July 15, 1951

Mickey Spillane The Big Kill July 16, 1951 Aug 5, 1951

A. B. Cunningham Who Killed Pretty Becky Low? Aug 6, 1951 Aug 19, 1951

Clifford Knight The Dark Road Sept 4, 1951 Sept 16, 1951

Robert George Dean The Case of Joshua Locke Oct 8, 1951 Oct 7, 1951

Mickey Spillane The Long Wait Nov 1, 1951 Nov 11, 1951

Fredric Brown The Far Cry Nov 20, 1951 Dec 31, 1951





    1952
 William Campbell Gault Don’t Cry for Me Jan 5, 1952 Jan 20, 1952

Sam S. Taylor No Head for Her Pillow Feb 15, 1952 Feb 17, 1952

A. B. Cunningham Strange Return Mar 7, 1952 Mar 23, 1952

W. F.  Harvey The Arm of Mrs. Egan
    and Other Stories		 Mar 21, 1952 Apr 6, 1952

Clifford Knight Death and Little Brother Apr 4, 1952 Apr 27, 1952

Fredric Brown We All Killed Grandma May 2, 1952 May 25, 1952

Edgar Box Death in the Fifth Position June 2, 1952 June 22, 1952

George Griswold A Gambit for Mr. Groode July 14, 1952 July 13, 1952

Hugh McCutcheon Death at the Angel Aug 4, 1952 Aug 17, 1952

William Campbell Gault The Bloody Bokhara Sept 4, 1952 Sept 14, 1952

Mickey Spillane Kiss Me, Deadly Oct 10, 1952 Oct 26, 1952

Estil Dale The Last Survivor Nov 5, 1952 Nov 16, 1952

Fredric Brown
 The Deep End Nov 17, 1952 Dec 28, 1952





    1953
 James Hadley Chase The Double Shuffle Jan 3, 1953 Jan 11, 1953

Glyn Carr Murder on the Matterhorn Feb 13, 1952 Mar 1, 1953

William Campbell Gault The Canvas Coffin Mar 5, 1953 Mar 15, 1953

Edgar Box Death Before Bedtime Apr 1, 1953 Apr 19, 1953

George Griswold A Checkmate by the Colonel May 1, 1953 May 10, 1953

Fredric Brown Mostly Murder May 14, 1953 June 14, 1953

Stewart Sterling The Big Ear July 20, 1953 July 19, 1953

Hugh McCutcheon None Shall Sleep Tonight Aug 3, 1953 Aug 14, 1953

Glyn Carr The Youth Hostel Murders Sept 1, 1953 Sept 13, 1953

William Campbell Gault Blood on the Boards Oct 6, 1953 Dec 27, 1953

Sam S. Taylor So Cold My Bed Oct 9, 1953 Nov 1, 1953





    1954
 James Hadley Chase I’ll Bury My Dead Jan 4, 1954 Jan 10, 1954

Edgar Box Death Likes It Hot May 3, 1954 May 23, 1954

Fredric Brown His Name Was Death June 1, 1954 June 20, 1954

William Campbell Gault Run, Killer, Run Aug 2, 1954 Aug 8, 1954

George Griswold Red Pawns Sept 1, 1954 Sept 5, 1954

Beverley Nichols No Man’s Street Oct 11, 1954 Oct 24, 1954

Nancy Rutledge Cry Murder Nov 11, 1954 Nov 21, 1954

Lionel White To Find a Killer Dec 1, 1954 Dec 12, 1954





    1955
 Lionel White Clean Break Mar 1, 1955 Mar 13, 1955

William Campbell Gault Ring Around Rosa Apr 11, 1955 Apr 24, 1955

Fredric Brown The Wench Is Dead May 2, 1955 May 8, 1955

Earle Basinsky The Big Steal June 1, 1955 June 26, 1955

Lionel White Flight Into Terror Sept 1, 1955 Sept 11, 1955

Beverley Nichols The Moonflower Murder Oct 3, 1955 Oct 16, 1955





    1956
 Fredric Brown The Lenient Beast Apr 20, 1956 Apr 15, 1956

Beverley Nichols Death to Slow Music Aug 31, 1956 Sept 11, 1956

Lionel White The House Next Door Sept 24, 1956 Oct 14, 1956

Christopher Monig The Burned Man Nov 12, 1956 Dec 9, 1956








     (*)  NOTE:  All reviews are from the New York Times except where noted:  CS = Chicago Sun, SFC = San Francisco Chronicle.
                   Copyright © 2006 by Victor A. Berch.


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